Hispaniola - Revision history

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‎Current Area and Population Density: area

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‎Alternate name for the Island: name variants

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‎Hispaniola - second largest island in the Caribbean: spelling

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		+	Total area of the island: 76,480 km2 (29,529 sq mi).
	After the French gained control of the western part of Hispaniola through the [[Treaty of Ryswick]], the western part quickly came to overshadow the east in both wealth and population. Indeed, the population of the Dominican Republic did not overtake that of Haiti until about 1970. Haitians conquered the eastern part of the island on several occasions: in the 1790s under [[Toussaint Louverture]] and in 1821-1822 under [[Jean-Pierre Boyer]].		After the French gained control of the western part of Hispaniola through the [[Treaty of Ryswick]], the western part quickly came to overshadow the east in both wealth and population. Indeed, the population of the Dominican Republic did not overtake that of Haiti until about 1970. Haitians conquered the eastern part of the island on several occasions: in the 1790s under [[Toussaint Louverture]] and in 1821-1822 under [[Jean-Pierre Boyer]].

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 ====Alternate name for the Island====
-Another [[Taíno]] name for Hispaniola, still used in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is <b>''Quisqueya''</b> ([[Kreyòl]]: ''Kiskeya'') meaning: 'the cradle of life'. This name is preferred by many, since Hispaniola is the name given by the colonizers ([[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]] that nearly destroyed the native people and culture of the island.
+Another [[Taíno]] name for Hispaniola, still used in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is <b>''Quisqueya''</b> ([[Kreyòl]]: ''Kiskeya'', from ''Quizqueia'') meaning: 'the cradle of life'. This name is preferred by many, since Hispaniola is the name given by the colonizers ([[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]] that nearly destroyed the native people and culture of the island. ''Bohio'' is another frequently used name for the island.
 Many Haitians and Dominicans alike, have embarked on a campaign to eradicate the use of ''Hispaniola'' in the media and wherever else it may be encountered.

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−	[[image:hispaniola.jpg\|right\|thumb\|260px\|Map of Hispaniola ]][[image:kiskeya_pre_colombian.jpg\|right\|thumb\|260px\|The Island in pre-columbian times.]]'''Hispaniola''' is the second largest island in the [[Greater Antilles]], with the [[Caribbean Sea]] to the South and the Atlantic Ocean to the North.	+	[[image:Hispaniola_topography_map.jpg\|right\|thumb\|260px\|Map of Hispaniola's topography ]] [[image:hispaniola.jpg\|right\|thumb\|260px\|Map of Hispaniola ]][[image:kiskeya_pre_colombian.jpg\|right\|thumb\|260px\|The Island in pre-columbian times.]]'''Hispaniola''' is the second largest island in the [[Greater Antilles]], with the [[Caribbean Sea]] to the South and the Atlantic Ocean to the North.

	==Hispaniola - the second largest island in the Caribbean==		==Hispaniola - the second largest island in the Caribbean==

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 ==Hispaniola - the second largest island in the Caribbean==
-'''Hispaniola''' (Spanish: ''Hispañola''; originally: ''La isla Española'' )- the name given by the European (Spanish) colonizers to the entire island containing the countries [[Saint-Domingue]] (modern-day [[Haiti]]) and San Domingo (the modern-day [[Dominican Republic]]). After the successful Haitian revolution, the island was renamed ''Haïti'' by the Haitians under [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], a French spelling of the Taino name ''Ayiti'', meaning land of the mountains.
+'''Hispaniola''' (Spanish: ''Hispañola''; originally: ''La isla Española'' )- the name given by the European (Spanish) colonizers to the entire island containing the countries [[Saint-Domingue]] - the French name for the island is ''Île de Saint-Domingue'' - (modern-day [[Haiti]]) and San Domingo (the modern-day [[Dominican Republic]]). After the successful Haitian revolution, the island was renamed ''Haïti'' by the Haitians under [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], a French spelling of the Taino name ''Ayiti'', meaning land of the mountains.
 ====Alternate name for the Island====

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 *[[Maps]] - Of [[Saint-Domingue]], [[Haiti]] and Hispaniola.
 *[[Taíno]] - The original inhabitants of the island.
 ==Reference==

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 '''Hispaniola''' (Spanish: ''Hispañola''; originally: ''La isla Española'' )- the name given by the European (Spanish) colonizers to the entire island containing the countries [[Saint-Domingue]] (modern-day [[Haiti]]) and San Domingo (the modern-day [[Dominican Republic]]). After the successful Haitian revolution, the island was renamed ''Haïti'' by the Haitians under [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], a French spelling of the Taino name ''Ayiti'', meaning land of the mountains.
-'''Note''': Another [[Taíno]] name for Hispaniola, still used in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is <b>''Quisqueya''</b> ([[Kreyòl]]: ''Kiskeya'') meaning: 'the cradle of life'. This name is preferred by many, since Hispaniola is the name given by the colonizers that nearly destroyed the native people and culture of the island.
+====Alternate name for the Island====
 ===Current Area and Population Density===

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-==Hispaniola - second largest island in the Caribbean==
+[[image:hispaniola.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Map of Hispaniola ]][[image:kiskeya_pre_colombian.jpg|right|thumb|260px|The Island in pre-columbian times.]]'''Hispaniola''' is the second largest island in the [[Greater Antilles]], with the [[Caribbean Sea]] to the South and the Atlantic Ocean to the North.
-[[image:hispaniola.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Map of Hispaniola ]][[image:kiskeya_pre_colombian.jpg|right|thumb|260px|The Island in pre-columbian times.]]'''Hispaniola''' (Spanish: ''Hispañola''; originally: ''La isla Española'' )- the name given by the european (Spanish) colonizers to the entire island containing the countries [[Saint-Domingue]] (modern-day [[Haiti]]) and San Domingo (the modern-day [[Dominican Republic]]). After the successful Haitian revolution, the island was renamed ''Haïti'' by the Haitians under [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], a French spelling of the Taino name ''Ayiti'', meaning land of the mountains.
 '''Note''': Another [[Taíno]] name for Hispaniola, still used in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is <b>''Quisqueya''</b> ([[Kreyòl]]: ''Kiskeya'') meaning: 'the cradle of life'. This name is preferred by many, since Hispaniola is the name given by the colonizers that nearly destroyed the native people and culture of the island.

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 ==Reference==
-*Wikipedia contributors (2005). Hispaniola. ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 08:14, January 11, 2006 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hispaniola&oldid=33320580.
+*Wikipedia contributors (2005). Hispaniola. ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 08:14, January 11, 2006 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hispaniola&oldid=33320580].
 ==External Links==