It shares Hispaniola island with the Dominican Rep.........Hispaniola........like Espana..........Spain...................Espana is Spanish for Spain..........the French took it from the Spanish........................so much to this code....

History of Haiti - Wikipedia

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The recorded history of Haiti began on 5 December 1492 when the European navigator ... Columbus promptly claimed the island for the Spanish Crown, naming it La Isla ... Haiti became one of the wealthiest of France's colonies, producing vast ..... The French National Convention, the first elected