| 单词 | Hispaniola |
| 例句 | The British followed by turning Barbados into a sugar island; then the French found rich soil on Hispaniola all over again. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe on board the Hispaniola, flying before the wind, mooring by a tropical island with green palms crowding the mountains and bright tropical flowers—real ones—poking out between them. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I skipped to the part where Jim Hawkins is stealing Hispaniola and he’s up on the mast and Israel Hands is climbing toward him, clutching a dagger. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, while the more prosperous Dominican Republic, once ruled by Spain, governs the eastern two-thirds. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And that was when I remembered Jim Hawkins, climbing up the side of the Hispaniola to steal her, tearing down the Jolly Roger flag, sitting in the crosstrees and holding Israel Hands back. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Only in one area have scientists discovered younger dung balls: on several Caribbean islands, in particular Cuba and Hispaniola, they found petrified ground-sloth scat dating to about 5000 BC. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z An "epiphanic moment” occurred when he read that Cook and Borah had "uncovered” the existence of eight million people in Hispaniola. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For instance, the Indian population of Hispaniola declined from around 8 million, when Columbus arrived in A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On his first voyage in 1492, Columbus started a colony of about forty men on the island he called Hispaniola, which is currently divided into the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Now growers who knew all about plantations, mills, and refining found sugar waiting for them on islands as beautiful as Hispaniola had been when Columbus arrived. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Smallpox was recorded to have appeared on the island of Hispaniola in November or December 1518. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had just re-turned from a vacation in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The flashbacks vividly depict Old Lady Bronson’s life as a young girl when she was taken from Hispaniola to Florida to work on the plantation. These Sequels Will Keep Your Young Reader Hooked 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Under the latest forecast, the system would move north of Hispaniola on Monday and Tuesday and through the Bahamas on Wednesday, growing into a Category 3 hurricane along the way. Hurricane pounds Puerto Rico, threatens U.S. 2011-08-22T15:22:00Z The word “hammock” comes to us through Spanish from the Taino Indians, who lived on several islands in the Caribbean at the time of the first European contact, including Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. You’ll Find Me in My Hammock, Inside 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “So little gold existed in Hispaniola that the island turned into a massive killing field. The Arawaks eventually took to mass suicide and infanticide to escape the cruelty of the Spaniards.” Waking from the John Wayne dream: Columbus and Jackson are dead, but America’s war against Indigenous people lives on 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Dominican Republic: This eastern portion of the island of Hispaniola, shared with Haiti, is home to more than 100 all-inclusive resorts. You’ve decided to visit a Caribbean island — but which one? Here’s our island-by-island guide. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Three years later, when the Spaniards couldn’t find any precious metals here or in neighboring Bonaire and Curaçao, the indigenous population was deported to work in copper mines throughout Hispaniola. On an Island Hunt for Pieces of My History 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Inside, the Georgian theatre is undergoing a major restoration, so outside on King Street, you will find the good ship Hispaniola with its cabin boy Jim Hawkins setting sail in search of buried pirate treasure. Treasure Island - review 2011-07-14T16:17:23Z People walk along a battered beach in Nagua on as winds and rain of Hurricane Irene lash the northern coast of the island of Hispaniola. Warnings expand as Hurricane Irene nears 2011-08-25T09:19:00Z For the location shooting, Huston requisitioned the Hispaniola – the ship previously used in Disney’s Treasure Island – and sailed it to Youghal in Ireland. Thar she blows! Cinema's most spectacular whale hunts 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Under the latest forecast, the system would move north of Hispaniola on Monday and Tuesday. Hurricane pounds Puerto Rico, threatens U.S. 2011-08-22T15:22:00Z Born in Bani, she lived and died on the right side of Hispaniola and raised my father in Santo Domingo. At a Santo Domingo Hair Salon, Rethinking an Ideal Look 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The Virgin Islands and Hispaniola, which Haiti and the Dominican Republic share, are at risk for the same reason. Puerto Rico welcomes visitors despite recent earthquakes 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z He called the Taino “Indians” after his intended destination, and the island Hispaniola. It’s 1492 all over again: Police arrest Dakota Access Pipeline protestors on Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The two countries share the island of Hispaniola, but are now in a dispute over construction of a canal in Haiti that would divert water from a river that runs along the border. Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The canal in Haiti aims to divert water from the Massacre River that runs along the border on the island of Hispaniola that both countries share. Haiti refuses to open key border crossing with Dominican Republic in spat over canal 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z This generated a diplomatic crisis between both countries that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Dominican Republic to reopen its border to essential trade but not Haitians 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Most of the fragmentary fossils collected outside of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico were consequently identified as belonging to the more common Cuban parrots. Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z That’s the conclusion of a recent analysis of DNA from 400-year-old cow bones excavated on the island of Hispaniola and at sites in Mexico. Americas’ first cowboys were enslaved Africans, ancient cow DNA suggests 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The statement is expected to further deepen long-simmering tensions between the two countries, which share the island of Hispaniola. Haiti’s government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z A study by the Dominican Republic’s Central Bank said $430 million in informal border trade was conducted in 2017 between the two countries, which share the island of Hispaniola. Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas and Bermuda are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Hurricane Lee restrengthens, bringing dangerous surf conditions to U.S. East Coast 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the island of Hispaniola, the Bahamas and Bermuda this weekend. Category 4 Hurricane Lee 'rapidly strengthening' across Caribbean 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The first cattle in the Americas came from Spain, brought by Christopher Columbus to the island of Hispaniola on his second voyage in 1493. Americas’ first cowboys were enslaved Africans, ancient cow DNA suggests 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Bahamas and Bermuda this weekend, the center said. Hurricane Lee charges through open Atlantic waters as it approaches northeast Caribbean 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Franklin was expected to strengthen before making landfall early Wednesday in Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti and Dominican Republic brace for Tropical Storm Franklin as Harold approaches Texas coast 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The Dominican Republic has strained relations with Haiti, with which it shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Dominican Republic says it did not approve Canada's Haiti aid office 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z ‘Juana’ is present-day Cuba, and ‘Hispaniola’ is present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The initial Portuguese voyage to do so transported two hundred Africans to the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo, on the island of Hispaniola, in 1525. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Dominican Republic, with which Haiti shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, is building a 13-foot-high fence along nearly half of the 250-mile frontier and sending tens of thousands of Haitians back home. Dominican Republic sending children, pregnant migrants back to Haiti 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The president of neighboring Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, recently described the situation as a “low-intensity civil war.” UN to vote on sanctions to curb violence, crime in Haiti 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The center of the storm reached the northern coast of Hispaniola before noon. Turks and Caicos Islands brace for Hurricane Fiona after it slams Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Cortés arrived on Hispaniola in 1504 and took part in the conquest of that island. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Between 1450 and 1600, approximately 2,500 enslaved Africans a year were purchased by Europeans; in the sixteenth century, most of these people were sent to Hispaniola, Cuba, Brazil, and Venezuela. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The rescue came just days after another 68 migrants were rescued in treacherous waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Boat with reported 842 Haitian migrants winds up in Cuba 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z It was practical; they needed recruits to defend the colony against attacks, including from Britain or Spain, which controlled the eastern side of Hispaniola. The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z It was practical — they needed recruits to defend the colony against attacks, including from Britain or Spain, which controlled the eastern side of Hispaniola. The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z One year later, in 1916, Wilson again sent marines to Hispaniola, this time to the Dominican Republic, to ensure prompt payment of a debt that nation owed. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Leaving behind a handful of men to found a settlement on Hispaniola, Columbus and his crew departed for Europe, taking with them some Arawak people they had kidnapped. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z A big part of the two sides’ discussion was over the exact location of the border above Hispaniola, the name of the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. For marine biologist, Haitian gangs make work dangerous 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z The countries share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Dominican Republic presses Haiti to probe disappearance of diplomat 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z It appeared on Hispaniola in 1518 and quickly swept through the Caribbean, possibly killing a majority of the native Carib and Taíno people in a decade or two. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Columbus would make three more voyages over the next decade, establishing Spain’s first settlement in the New World on the island of Hispaniola. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z On the island of Hispaniola, for example, where both the Spanish and the French established sugar plantations, the native Taíno population was at least several hundred thousand strong when Columbus arrived in 1492. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The meeting took place at the mouth of a river with a name that harkens back to a bloody episode on the island of Hispaniola: The Massacre River, also the Dajabón River. For marine biologist, Haitian gangs make work dangerous 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z The colony, now known as Haiti, occupied the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1548, a veteran Spanish colonist estimated that the population of Hispaniola had fallen from as many as 300,000 Indians to no more than 500. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z While the two countries share the island of Hispaniola, they are worlds apart in terms of development. Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The first instance of resistance took place in 1493 with the destruction of Columbus’s early colony, called La Navidad, by the Indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Caribbean nation, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, started relaxing COVID-19 containment measures last July, when authorities ended a nighttime curfew that had been in effect since March 2020. Dominican Republic ends mask mandate, all other COVID-19 rules 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z As early as 1522, about 20 slaves on Hispaniola attacked and killed several Spanish colonists. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z England’s first sugar colonies appeared in the Lesser Antilles, a long chain of islands between Hispaniola and South America that Spain had bypassed on its way to the mainland. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Henry said ships are waiting to unload fuel and that the country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, would not run out of gas. Haiti PM condemns gangs, kidnappings in public address 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Columbus made contact with the inhabitants of Hispaniola, whom he called “Indians.” World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z "He set in motion what followed, the annihilation of every Indigenous person in Hispaniola, which was Haiti and the Dominican Republic today. He took slaves. He mutilated. He murdered." Spurs' Gregg Popovich rips Columbus Day celebrations, likens it to honoring Hitler 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, told the United Nations General Assembly that Haiti was "already becoming a regional problem." Bahamas and Cuba intercept hundreds of Haitians at sea who were headed for U.S. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Asia proved maddeningly elusive, but gold turned up on Hispaniola, and Columbus began to realize that colonizing these islands might yield just as much wealth as direct trade with China. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, has faced decades of political instability which, together with natural disasters like last month's earthquake here, have hampered its development. Haiti's elections postponed after electoral council dismissed 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z When Columbus returned to Hispaniola on his second voyage he discovered that all thirty-nine of the men he had left behind had been killed. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Asylum seekers from the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, have a similarly low rate of 5.11%. Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Haiti is the Western half of the Isle of Hispaniola, the first stop of the African holocaust known as the transatlantic slave trade. Perspective | Baseball has a debt to Haiti, and it’s time the sport repaid it 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Arriving at Hispaniola, the admiral discovered that the Taínos had killed the men he left behind and destroyed their fort, acts which he punished by attacking and enslaving the supposed perpetrators. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Outbreaks on Hispaniola raise worries that African swine fever could spread to the United States, which has never had the disease, and temporarily cripple U.S. pork exports. Haiti sees first African swine fever outbreak in 37 years -OIE 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Testas was sent to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola to work on a sugar plantation. French slave statue defaced in apparent racist attack 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z In recent years, climate change has made Hispaniola - the island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic - increasingly vulnerable to extreme droughts and hurricanes. Haiti's hunger crisis bites deeper after devastating quake 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Once a giant sugar cane plantation, Hispaniola became a giant baseball industry plantation, with human capital harvested from the East and baseballs assembled in the West. Perspective | Baseball has a debt to Haiti, and it’s time the sport repaid it 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z It is hard to overstate the influence of Christianity on Hispaniola, the island split by Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east. Haiti Quake Destroyed Many Churches, Shredding a Mainstay of Support 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Haiti occupies the western part of Hispaniola, a Caribbean island it shares with the Dominican Republic. Explainer: Why does Haiti have earthquakes? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z She then settled back in the western part of Hispaniola, which is now Haiti, and died at the age of 105. French slave statue defaced in apparent racist attack 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The hurricane center warned that flash floods and mudslides were possible, especially along Hispaniola’s southern coasts. Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Aid workers were hurrying to beat the arrival of Tropical Depression Grace, which early on Monday was moving west-northwest off the southern coast of Hispaniola, the island that Haiti shares with the neighboring Dominican Republic. Medics, aid workers rush to reach Haiti quake zone before storm 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The Dioceses of Santo Domingo and Concepcion de la Vega were founded on Hispaniola in 1511, less than two decades after the colony of Santo Domingo was established by the Spanish. Haiti Quake Destroyed Many Churches, Shredding a Mainstay of Support 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Hispaniola is sandwiched between two fault systems, the Septentrional fault system to the north, and the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system in the south. Explainer: Why does Haiti have earthquakes? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Tropical depression Grace was dropping rain over Puerto Rico early Monday and forecast to move over Hispaniola later in the day. 3 tropical systems impacting US, Caribbean and Bermuda 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Multiple fault lines between those plates cut through or near the island of Hispaniola, which Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. EXPLAINER: Why are earthquakes so devastating in Haiti? 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z It forecast some weakening of the storm as it moved through mountainous Hispaniola. Tropical storm Fred over Hispaniola, races toward Cuba and Florida 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Colombia’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, would visit the detained men at least twice a week if his diplomatic credentials were accepted by Haiti, it added. Colombia seeks legal, medical attention for citizens detained in Haiti 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Since enslaved Africans on the island of Hispaniola threw off the yoke of French rule more two centuries ago, Haiti has suffered like few other nations. In Haiti, rivals claw for power as crisis escalates after assassination 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z The two countries share the island of Hispaniola. Jovenel Moïse: Haiti requests foreign troops after president's assassination 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z “Hispaniola sits in a place where plates transition from smashing together to sliding past one another,” said Rich Briggs, a research geologist at the U.S. EXPLAINER: Why are earthquakes so devastating in Haiti? 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic, Haiti is culturally vibrant despite grinding deprivation. Haiti's years of political struggle coincided with other calamities 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z In the neighboring Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, authorities opened more than 2,400 shelters as forecasters warned of heavy rains starting Saturday before dawn. Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z The forecast track showed the fast-moving storm rolling toward Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as a hurricane before reaching Cuba and weakening back to tropical storm force. Elsa strengthens into season’s 1st hurricane in Caribbean 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Elsa was expected to pass near the southern coast of Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, on Saturday. Elsa strengthens into season’s 1st hurricane in Caribbean 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Luis Abinader said the barrier would help curb illegal immigration, drugs and the flow of stolen vehicles between the two countries, which share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Dominican Republic announces plans for Haiti border fence 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Moreover, indigenous populations of islands like Puerto Rico and Hispaniola were likely far smaller at the time of the Spanish arrival than previously thought. Invaders nearly wiped out Caribbean’s first people long before Spanish came, DNA reveals 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Historians say he owned enslaved people himself while ruling Hispaniola and transported at least two groups of enslaved people to Spain. Much of America has stopped celebrating Columbus Day, but the explorer remains revered in Italy 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Laura hit the US after killing nearly two dozen people on the island of Hispaniola, including 20 in Haiti and three in the Dominican Republic. Hurricane Laura levels homes and causes deaths as one of US's strongest ever storms 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Laura hit the U.S. after killing nearly two dozen people on the island of Hispaniola, including 20 in Haiti and three in the Dominican Republic. Weakened but still dangerous, Laura to pose continued threat 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Laura hit the U.S. after killing nearly two dozen people on the island of Hispaniola, including 20 in Haiti and three in the Dominican Republic, where it knocked out power and caused intense flooding. Laura slams Louisiana coast with fierce wind, surging sea 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z A decade after Columbus arrived, a Spanish friar estimated that there were as many as 3.5 million people on Hispaniola, today’s Haiti and Dominican Republic. Invaders nearly wiped out Caribbean’s first people long before Spanish came, DNA reveals 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z During his seven years as governor of Hispaniola, the island now shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the colony was ruled with a ruthlessness that was unfortunately common for the time. Much of America has stopped celebrating Columbus Day, but the explorer remains revered in Italy 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Laura has already killed almost two dozen people after tearing through Cuba and the island of Hispaniola as a tropical storm earlier this week. Hurricane Laura continues to strengthen; Texas, Louisiana brace for impact 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z “Infrared imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite measures those temperatures and found those kind of powerful storms in Tropical Storm Laura drenching Hispaniola.” Tropical Storms Marco and Laura captured on NASA satellite images 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The system will pass near or directly over Hispaniola, bringing heavy rains locally totaling half a foot or more to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Marco and Laura forecast to hit Gulf Coast as back-to-back hurricanes; New Orleans at risk 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z It was also whipping at Haiti, which shares Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, and forecast to move over Cuba on Sunday. TS Marcos in Gulf aiming at Louisiana, TS Laura also on way 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Storm Laura is on a track to travel over Hispaniola and Cuba, and is likely to remain a tropical storm, said Matt Rogers, a meteorologist at Commodity Weather Group. Energy firms shut 13% of offshore oil production in U.S. Gulf due to storms 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z It is expected to impact Florida and the Bahamas, as well as Cuba and portions of Hispaniola. Simultaneous waterspouts reported offshore Louisiana over Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Its center was expected to move over Hispaniola later in the day, and near the southeastern Bahamas by early Friday. Tropical Storm Isaias: Americans should start preparing for 'winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge,' hurricane center says 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The Dominican Republic shares both the island of Hispaniola and an uneasy history with Haiti – the country from which it gained its independence in 1844. Dominican Republic: George Floyd protests spark reckoning with race as elections loom 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Both individuals lived on Hispaniola, the island that today includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Ancient DNA reveals diverse origins of Caribbean’s earliest inhabitants 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The map shows detail of the Florida coastline and what clearly appear to be the Keys and the Dry Tortugas north of the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola. Evidence debunks myth that Ponce de Leon discovered Florida 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z It then joins the Septentrional Fault Zone along and through northern Hispaniola. Cracks in the Caribbean: “The Building Was Shaking Like Paper” 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Haiti makes up the western third of the island of Hispaniola – the other two-thirds are the Dominican Republic – situated between the Atlantic and the Caribbean along several major international shipping lanes. Haiti and the failed promise of US aid 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z There is uncertainty about the storm’s intensity because Dorian may weaken as it passes over the higher terrain of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Puerto Rico is in Tropical Storm Dorian's path 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z “Dorian is forecast to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola,” the center said. Tropical Storm Dorian gathers strength as it nears Puerto Rico 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z After moving through the islands, officials said the storm is expected to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola by Wednesday into Thursday. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z "Interests in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola should monitor the progress of Dorian as watches could be required as early as later today," the NHC said. Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens, may threaten Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic as minimal hurricane 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z International trade has dictated Haiti’s economy almost since Christopher Columbus landed on Hispaniola by mistake, in 1492. Haiti and the failed promise of US aid 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Just twenty-two years after Columbus stepped onto Hispaniola, a census revealed that the local Taino population had dropped from between five and eight million people to just twenty-six thousand. How Mosquitoes Changed Everything 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Imagine if Columbus took only the Santa María, sans landing boats, 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to the island of Hispaniola. A Half Century Later, the Journey of Apollo 8 Still Inspires 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z "Any potential impacts from Dorian in the Bahamas and Florida later this week are highly uncertain, given the potential for the system to interact with the high terrain of Hispaniola," the NHC said. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The last time a major tsunami hit the Caribbean region was in 1946, after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. Complacency kills: Caribbean gears up for tsunamis 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Kirk’s projected track shows it weakening into a tropical depression again along a path south of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba and Jamaica. Kirk reforms as tropical storm, gaining strength 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Isaac was east of the Lesser Antilles and expected to pass south of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba, while Hurricane Helene was moving northward away from land. “Monster” Hurricane Florence nears Carolina coast 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The system is expected to move west-northwestward across the rest of Hispaniola and over the southeastern Bahamas this evening, the NHC said, adding that little development is expected during the next day. NHC sees 20 percent chance of cyclone near Greater Antilles 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Barris’ research turned up more, including accusations from Columbus’ contemporaries that he brutalized and enslaved people on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and mistreated others he encountered on his expeditions to the new world. TV’s ‘black-ish’ makes an issue of ‘Juneteenth,’ US holidays 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Another series of faults lie north of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and includes the 8,400m-deep Puerto Rico Trench. Complacency kills: Caribbean gears up for tsunamis 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Forecast models showed the fierce hurricane aiming next at the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and at the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Category 5 Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Dominica: NHC 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Hurricane Jose continues its slow northward trek but remains far from land as it generates powerful swells affecting coastal areas in Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the U.S. southeast. The Latest: Jose quickens northward trek, no strength change 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z In the Atlantic, Hurricane Jose was moving slowly and far from land but generating powerful swells that were affecting coastal areas in Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the U.S. southeast. As Norma nears Mexico, Maria becomes new threat to Caribbean 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z In the Atlantic, Hurricane Jose was far from land but generating powerful swells that the center said were affecting coastal areas in Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the U.S. southeast. The Latest: Hurricane season roars on as Lee forms 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z On the other side of the island of Hispaniola, the hurricane skirted Haiti’s northern border, sparing it from mass devastation but still destroying farmland and crops. France steps up Hurricane Irma aid as UK defends response 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Forecast models showed the fierce hurricane aiming next at the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and at the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Category 5 Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Dominica: NHC 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Irma continued its path across the north of Hispaniola – the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti – taking down a key bridge between the two. Irma's destruction: island by island 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Swells generated by Jose will begin to hit Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands and portions of the Bahamas over the next few of days. Hurricane Irma leaves Caribbean islands devastated 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Officials said a bridge collapsed near the border with Haiti on the northern coast of Hispaniola Island and communications were down in a number of communities. Hurricane Irma Barrels Toward Florida 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The Dominican Republic and Haiti, which share the island of Hispaniola, were bypassed by Irma, but damage from flooding and power outages was reported on the Haitian side. Hurricane Irma, Now a Category 4 Storm, Barrels Toward Florida 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The nation sits next to Haiti on the island of Hispaniola, which was controlled by France, Spain and for a brief period the United States. A look at the Caribbean islands Hurricane Irma is turning into a checkerboard of disaster 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola, were also spared direct hits. Devastation in the Caribbean as Irma Heads Toward Miami 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z An update from the National Hurricane Center Thursday morning said that the eye of Irma was moving northwest of Hispaniola and was heading towards the Turks and Caicos islands. The Latest Updates on the Path of Hurricane Irma 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The NHC also posted a hurricane watch for the entire north coast of the island of Hispaniola, comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and the southern islands of the Bahamas. Florida prepares as Hurricane Irma grows into 180mph 'superstorm' 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Half of Hispaniola became the Dominican Republic; 93 major leaguers at the start of the season were born in that country. Perspective | Sports are not a sanctuary from racism. They are a reflection of society. 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z It takes just a few props and a lot of gusto to depict the launching of the good 18th-century ship Hispaniola, along with some hearty sea chanties. At Book-It, a ‘Treasure Island’ full of gems 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Four people were killed earlier in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Haiti bears brunt of Hurricane Matthew as death toll hits 69 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The Category 4 hurricane killed at least nine people on the island of Hispaniola — five in Haiti and four more in the Dominican Republic. Hurricane Matthew leaves a trail of destruction in Cuba 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The storm, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall around 7 a.m. at Les Anglais, a town on the southwestern tip of Haiti, the western half of the island of Hispaniola. Hurricane Matthew Pummels Haiti With Fierce Winds and Rain 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z A hurricane warning was issued for the impoverished country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Hurricane Matthew prompts evacuations at Guantánamo Bay 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z At the end of 2012, Ban announced a $2-billion initiative to help eradicate cholera in Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola. U.N. takes responsibility for role in Haiti cholera epidemic 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z "Almost the precise distance between Grand Turk and Hispaniola," Mr Marvel said. Following Columbus: The team trying to rewrite the explorer's route - BBC News 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z It did in fact take a tribe to lay the ground for the phenomenon—specifically, the pre-Columbian Arawak tribe of Hispaniola, who slow-cooked meat over green wood. The True Histories Behind America’s Most Original Food 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z While she goes by “Kay,” the given name on her birth certificate is Quisqueya, an Indian word for the island of Hispaniola, where the Dominican Republic is. Dominican Candidates in New York Tout Their Pioneer Status, but History is Complicated 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z A series of calamities began before the 300 colonists even arrived, when Spanish privateers took one of their four ships off the coast of Hispaniola. Texas restores 330-year-old French ship that brought settlers to doomed colony 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z “Dominicans want all this island for themselves,” he says, referring to Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic and Haiti: one island, two nations, lots of trouble 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Deploy a small expeditionary force over summer break, suffer a few hundred dead, a few thousand wounded, and we get the Philippines, Puerto Rice, Hispaniola, and CUBA! Does Obama Have This Right? 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Stuck together on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, trade between the countries is a billon dollar a year business. The Relentless Rise of Two Caribbean Lakes Baffles Scientists For decades, the paradise resort was pragmatically marketed as located not in Haiti, but in ‘Hispaniola,’ the less stigmatized name for the island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti Sees Tourism Promises Fade Amidst Electoral Tensions 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z The lwas, much like the Haitian ancestors themselves, travel far: underwater, from the heart of Africa all the way to Hispaniola. Vodou is elusive and endangered, but it remains the soul of Haitian people 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Despite their shared possession of Hispaniola a chasm separates Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic and Haiti: one island, two nations, lots of trouble 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z In December, his ships reached Hispaniola – the island that now hosts Haiti and the Dominican Republic – where he forced the natives to provide him gold; those who didn’t had their hands lopped off. Christopher Columbus was a lost sadist. There shouldn't be a holiday in his name | James Nevius 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Witnesses testified that his brief government of Hispaniola was marked by routine cruelty not only to the native Taínos but also to Spaniards who defied or mocked him. Five myths about Christopher Columbus 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z On the island of Hispaniola, Haiti still bars travelers who’ve been to the outbreak’s epicenter within the past 28 days. Ebola quarantines remain after outbreak fades, leaving travelers to negotiate web of rules 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z "If Erica does not survive the interaction with Hispaniola, it may never reorganize into a coherent tropical storm again, and impact on Florida would be reduced." Erika is Headed for Florida 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The storm is now moving northwest towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola. Dominica badly hit by Tropical Storm Erika - BBC News 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Forecasters said Erika might fall apart over Hispaniola or Puerto Rico or possibly strengthen into a hurricane as it nears South Florida early next week. Puerto Rico Hit by Erika 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Erika is now more likely to hit the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, said chief forecaster James Franklin at the National Hurricane Center. Tropical storm Erika unleashes destruction as four die in Dominica 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with its impoverished neighbor, has a population estimated to be as high as 1 million people originally from Haiti. Dominican Republic Resumes Deportation of Migrants 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Related: Dominicans of Haitian descent fear mass deportation as deadline looms Haiti and the more prosperous Dominican Republic share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Thousands of Haitians fleeing Dominican Republic stuck in camps 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The distinction between them and the pirates they traded with was lost when the Spanish evicted both groups from Hispaniola, and they founded a stronghold on nearby Tortuga island. When did 'buccaneering' become a good word? - BBC News 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The Dominican Republic and its destitute neighbor, Haiti, share a 230-mile border on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and a history of mutually antagonistic relations. Thousands of Haitians are stuck in limbo in the Dominican Republic 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Until now, the only known colonies were on the island of Hispaniola - now divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Dominica: Endangered seabird returns after 153 years - BBC News 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z About 15 million to 20 million years ago, anoles were trapped in tree resin on what is now the island of Hispaniola. Anoles Going Strong on Hispaniola Millions of Years Later 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Some of the requests were approved, and many freed black Africans were allowed to return to Hispaniola. CUNY Exhibition Documents Lives of Black Africans in Early Dominican Republic 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The Dominican government’s threat to deport Haitians has been popular domestically, playing on the frustrations many Dominicans feel toward their poorer neighbors on the island of Hispaniola. Dominican Plan to Expel Haitians Tests Close Ties 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Nearly everyone on the island of Hispaniola is descended from the West Africans and Central Africans enslaved and brought there to work the island’s once-bountiful plantations. The Dominican Time Bomb 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic but is historically poorer than its neighbour. Dominican Republic agrees to OAS migration inquiry - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z It is an issue that raises uncomfortable echoes of the bitter history between the neighboring countries — both former dictatorships and slave colonies — on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Plight of Dominican Haitians ignites outrage among diverse immigrants 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z A year later, Columbus built his first town on the nearby island of Hispaniola, where the Taino numbered at least 60,000 and possibly as many as 8 million, according to some estimates. How Europeans brought sickness to the New World 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The two countries share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and a porous border. Haitian protesters decry Dominican treatment of countrymen 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Columbus found them being cultivated on Hispaniola in 1492, and brought them back to Spain. What's Driving The Global Chili Pepper Craze? 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The circular space begins with presentations on the original Taíno inhabitants of the island Hispaniola. Five Years After: A Quick Tour Of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The possible discovery of another toad on Hispaniola was big herpetological news. In Search of Hispaniola’s Mystery Toad 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The Spanish used different names: Hispaniola, or little Spain, for the island as a whole; and Santo Domingo, after the Catholic saint, for their colony. How the World Came to Help Haiti and Left a Disaster 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola. Dominican army chief OK after helicopter crash 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z On the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, two Dominican men and two Haitians died when they were caught up in waterways swollen by Cristobal’s driving rains. Cristobal becomes hurricane, moves from Bahamas 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z On Friday, heavy rains and tropical storm force winds of about 40 miles per hour drenched Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Tropical weather system forecast to strengthen over Bahamas 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z It brought some welcome rainfall to drought-suffering parts of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and eastern Hispaniola. UK severe weather warnings as hurricane Bertha crosses Atlantic 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The two countries share the island of Hispaniola and a porous border that in some places is no more than a dry riverbed or a chalk-white dusty road. Haitians thwarted as they seek Dominican status 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Once Hispaniola was the center of the New World. Collections: A New World Around Every Corner 2014-01-23T01:01:04Z The two countries share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Dominican Republic, Haiti to resume immigration talks, Venezuela says 2013-12-18T01:17:43Z Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, initially agreed to talks mediated by the Venezuelan government to resolve their differences over the ruling. Dominican government gives details of naturalization plan for 'foreigners' 2013-12-01T02:33:12Z But Haiti - which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic - remains one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere. Haiti protesters clash with police 2013-11-18T23:12:25Z Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean. The Dominican ruling which could leave thousands stateless 2013-10-09T23:42:27Z But they have never sold, nor do they plan to sell, a single map from their private Hispaniola collection. Collections: A New World Around Every Corner 2014-01-23T01:01:04Z Tropical Storm Chantal lashed the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, killing a Dominican firefighter as he tried to clear a storm drain. Photos of the Day: July 12 2013-07-11T19:49:07Z The National Hurricane Centre warned of the possibility of storm-force winds in Haiti and Cuba, and localised coastal flooding along the southern coast of Hispaniola. Tropical Storm Chantal claims victim 2013-07-10T22:45:15Z Just after Christmas, Clovis heard about a marathon in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. A view of post-quake Haiti, on the run 2013-01-10T14:13:09Z At the end of the 17th Century, Spain ceded the western part of Hispaniola to France, so Columbus' body was taken to Cuba. 10 people who have been exhumed 2012-11-27T12:31:31Z That is the number of antique maps of Hispaniola and the West Indies that he and his partner, Ralph Magnus, have collected and hung in their three-bedroom apartment on Union Square. Collections: A New World Around Every Corner 2014-01-23T01:01:04Z Tropical Storm Chantal lashed the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, killing a Dominican firefighter as he tried to clear a storm drain. Photos of the Day: July 12 2013-07-11T19:49:07Z Another strange species highlighted by Sir David is the rare Hispaniola solenodon that has existed since prehistoric times but now only survives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In pictures: Attenborough's ark 2012-11-09T01:32:10Z Haiti - which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic - is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere. Haitians protest against Martelly 2012-10-15T00:52:30Z It looks like Tropical Storm Ivan will not hit Tampa with full force of a hurricane, though it may do so in Hispaniola. News tweets: Prince Harry nude, Lance Armstrong stripped 2012-08-24T20:58:33Z Isaac is currently swirling with winds at 50 miles per hour, headed towards a collision with Hispaniola late Friday or early Saturday. Republican National Convention likely to face bad weather even if Isaac tracks west 2012-08-24T16:18:00Z "The center of Isaac will move near or over Hispaniola today ... and move near or over southeastern Cuba on Saturday." Tropical Storm Isaac Heads for Haiti, Dominican Republic 2012-08-24T12:15:00.173Z As of Thursday evening, the storm was headed for the island of Hispaniola — home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic — keeping everyone guessing about its next move. Republicans in Tampa Prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac 2012-08-24T01:48:29Z The country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, faces high unemployment and rising crime. Dominican president takes office 2012-08-16T18:15:22Z Heavy rains also lashed Hispaniola and Puerto Rico on Sunday. Ernesto strengthens, takes aim at Mexico's Yucatan 2012-08-07T01:24:28Z Heavy rains were expected throughout Sunday in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Ernesto spins west over open sea, soaking Jamaica 2012-08-06T00:16:41Z Tropical storm conditions would strike Jamaica on Sunday afternoon, while the southern coasts of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola will see squalls on Saturday, U.S. forecasters said. Ernesto at sea in Caribbean; new storm forms in Atlantic 2012-08-04T19:58:44Z Voting centers open at 6 a.m. on Sunday and will stay open until 6 p.m. in the Caribbean nation of 10 million people, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Ruling party in Dominican election seeks four more years 2012-05-20T06:03:01Z Relations with neighbouring Haiti - with whom the Dominican Republic shares the island or Hispaniola - are also high on the agenda, especially for its economc implications. Dominican vote likely to be close 2012-05-20T00:36:37Z We were almost within range when her maintopsail filled and she was off, following the direction of her two consorts who had made towards Hispaniola. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z In short, the novelty of the excitement had passed, and like many really valuable colonies of our own day which have been at first over-lauded and over-estimated, Hispaniola fell utterly in public estimation. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z "The center of Ernesto should pass south of Hispaniola tonight and south of Jamaica on Sunday evening," the U.S. forecasters in Miami said. Ernesto at sea in Caribbean; new storm forms in Atlantic 2012-08-04T19:58:44Z Unfortunately the fauna of Hispaniola is not much better known now than in Oviedo’s days. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z But a dispute arising here, the fleet again set out to disband the crew at Gouaves in Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z His rendezvous this time was fixed in a small island on the south side of Hispaniola, in order to invite both the French hunters and the sailors of Tortuga. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z It was with difficulty that they could keep afloat until they reached an inlet on the coast of Hispaniola, where they plugged and patched up their ships, and again put to sea for Cadiz. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z She was one of those French women brought over by the governor, M. D'Ogeron, to marry to the hunters of Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Meanwhile the West Indian expedition had been defeated at Hispaniola, and war was declared by Spain, who now promised help to Charles II. for regaining his throne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The design was easy of accomplishment, for the Buccaneers had grown careless from long impunity, and had long since crowned themselves undisputed kings of Hispaniola and its dependencies. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The island of Savona was agreed upon as a rendezvous, as at that east corner of Hispaniola they might lurk and cut off stragglers from the armed Spanish flota, now daily expected. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z They informed him, therefore, of their intention to convey him a prisoner to Hispaniola, to answer to the governor for his offences.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Afraid of retaliation, Hispaniola now prepared for defence. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The line ran halfway between the Portuguese-held Cape Verde Islands and the new Spanish possessions of Cuba and Hispaniola. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z Before giving any history of the various revolutions in Tortuga, or the wars of the Spaniards in Hispaniola, we will describe the manners of each of the three classes we have mentioned. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Coasting Hispaniola, they were detained by contrary winds, and attempted for three weeks in vain to double Cape Lobos. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z In 1508 he was in Hispaniola, “as poor in purse, though as proud in spirit, as ever.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z His name was still so terrible, that on one occasion 2000 Spaniards attacking Hispaniola retreated when they heard that the old chief commanded the militia of the island. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z As soon as Cort�z reached Hispaniola, he visited the Governor, whom he had formerly known at home. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z And first of the Buccaneers, or hunters, of Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z He wrote letters to all the planters and old Buccaneers in Hispaniola, and desired their attendance at a common council. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z On August 14th he sailed for Hispaniola once more, where he found that an insurrection had been raised against his brother, Bartolomeo, whom he had left as his deputy. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He held the Buccaneers of Hispaniola far beyond those of160 Martinique, and, had he lived, would have united them all under his flag. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z A few days after, however, he was seized whilst standing carelessly in front of the sacred edifice, and conveyed on board a vessel bound for Hispaniola, where he was to be tried. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z The only four-footed animal was the wild boar, originally transplanted from Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Morgan having divided the meat and corn, and personally inspected every bark, set sail for Cape Tiburon, at the west end of Hispaniola, a spot convenient for laying in stores of wood and water. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The people of Hispaniola appeared handsomer to Columbus than any he had yet met. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z On the north side of Hispaniola, they fell in with a French ship of twelve guns, which they took, and sent twelve men on board to plunder, being now very short of provisions. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The Dominican Republic is a nation of 10 million people that shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Amnesty deplores police abuse in Dominican Republic 2011-10-25T14:16:40Z The hunters of the wild cattle in the savannahs of Hispaniola were known under the designation of Buccaneers as early as the year 1630. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z They steered at once for Porto Rico, and210 passed on to Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z At the end of this time, another governor of Hispaniola was appointed in his place. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z At Dominica he took several vessels, and several others at Guadaloupe, and then put into a key off Hispaniola to clean and refit. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The first Spanish settlement in the West Indies was called Hispaniola, now the Island of Haiti, and this Colony became the scene of the first use of negro slaves in the New World. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z The first Buccaneers were poor French hunters, who, driven by the Spaniards out of Hispaniola, fled to the neighbouring island of Tortuga, and there settled as planters. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z For Old Hispaniola, divided between two foreign powers, populated by races antagonistic to one another, was a fertile soil for any revolutionary propaganda. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Again we find him making his way to Hispaniola, on this occasion with only two over-crowded vessels, almost wrecks in fact, out of the four with which he had sailed from Cadiz. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z One of his three vessels was wrecked by a storm near the island of Santo Domingo, called also Hayti and Hispaniola. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The orders to his officers were to go as speedily as possible to the island of Hispaniola, to bring provisions and additional forces. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z Hearing, however, that there were a great many Buccaneers still settled as hunters in Hispaniola, and that the wild cattle were diminishing by their ravages, the general levied some troops to put them down. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The immediate echoes of this Revolution were heard in 1791 in Hispaniola, where at the very first risings of the people in France, the slaves had revolted, killing their masters and burning their property. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z They first reached Hispaniola, where they landed, and found large quantities of cattle, horses, and wild boars, but did not stop there, as there was already a considerable colony of Spaniards. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z After the shipwreck, the navigator sent some of his boldest men in canoes to ask relief of the governor of the colony in Hispaniola. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Francesco Bovadilla, a man who cared very little what he did, was therefore sent to Hispaniola with orders to govern the island in his stead, whilst Columbus himself was to be sent back to Spain. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z In a few days he dropped anchor in Port Margot, on the north side of Hispaniola, about seven leagues from Tortuga. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z For this purpose de Grasse left Port Royal to Martinique on the eighth of April and hurriedly sailed for Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet being arrived at Savona met another Spanish vessel coming from Coman, with military provisions to Hispaniola, and money to pay the garrisons there. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Right after the earthquake, the Dominican Republic, a nation with a history of both conflict and cooperation with Haiti, its poorer sibling on the island of Hispaniola, was among the first to offer aid. Dominican Republic Grows Weary of Haitian Refugees 2011-08-31T04:25:09Z On his way back to Hispaniola he became very ill, and was senseless when his vessel reached the port of Isabella. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z The treaty of the Pyrenees, in 1659, brought no repose to the hunters of Hispaniola from Spanish inroads. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The island of Hispaniola was overrun by fire ants after the Spanish arrived. Findings: The Local Food Movement Is Rooted in Globalization 2011-08-29T19:27:05Z At Hispaniola the freebooters made a division of their gains, according to the order and rank of every one. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The hurricane center expects Irene to pass just north of Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, later today. Irene to Grow Into Major Hurricane; East Coast Waits, Watches 2011-08-22T22:13:01Z Columbus, meanwhile, was pursuing his voyage, and meant to touch at Hispaniola on his way to Spain. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z They assembled in canoes at a rendezvous in Hispaniola, and agreed to land one hundred men on the north side of the island and surprise the mountain fort. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Review of the Dominion of the Spaniards in Hayti or Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z It was arranged that the latter should remain in Hispaniola to beat up recruits and supplies, and with them he was to follow in a ship purchased by himself. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z In Hispaniola, Mr. Wilson argues, these insects had no natural enemies. The Real Story of Globalization 2011-08-05T23:59:24Z At last a messenger came from Hispaniola, and said that Ovando would send a vessel for the forlorn band as soon as he had one large enough to hold them all. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z He colonised all the north side of Hispaniola, from Port Margot, where he had a house, to the three rivers opposite Tortuga. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Hunting of Cattle in Hispaniola.Adventure of an English Ship 32 The French and other Europeans resort to the West Indies 33 Regulation proposed in Hispaniola, for protection against Pirates ib. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z He had been a man of very loose and prodigal habits, but had settled down on a farm in Hispaniola, where he soon became hopelessly involved in debt. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z "Flash floods and landslides are expected to be major problems on Hispaniola," Master said. Tropical Storm Emily idles, Haiti still in its path 2011-08-04T17:49:27Z On his way to Hispaniola he found some islands belonging to the group of the Antilles. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z In 1663, Spain, finding that France in secret encouraged the Buccaneers of Hispaniola, gave orders to exterminate every Frenchman in the island, promising recompence to those who distinguished themselves in the war. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The settlement of the Island Saint Christopher gave great encouragement to the hunters on the West coast of Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z By the treaty of peace in 1795, Hispaniola, with other Spanish possessions in these waters, passed into the hands of France. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Since I didn't get along too well with the Puritans there, they'd sent me over to the north side of Hispaniola, to hunt. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At last the brave and faithful Mendez, the only one who would undertake such a perilous journey, ventured in a canoe with six Indians and one Spaniard to reach the island of Hispaniola. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z He on his part agreed to provide the colonists with slaves and to destroy the wild dogs, which were committing great ravages among27 the herds of Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z There was a road for shipping, with good anchorage, at Tortuga; and its separation from the main land of Hispaniola seemed to be a good guarantee from sudden and unexpected attack. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Oliver Cromwell appointed him Commissioner to go to Hispaniola and Jamaica, and to confer at Goldsmiths' Hall, London, on a question involving Denmark's seizure of English ships after the treaty of peace. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z After launching from their settlement at Tortuga, off northern Hispaniola, they headed toward a chain of tiny islands sprawling across the approach to the Windward Passage, route of the Spanish galeones inbound for Veracruz. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Bartolom� studied law at Salamanca, secured a high reputation as a lawyer and then became the counsel to the Spanish governors of the Antilles and later of the Island of Hispaniola. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Returning again to France, he fitted out a third vessel, and finally settled as a planter in Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Some authors have given a derivation to the name Flibustier from the word Flyboat, because, say they, the French hunters in Hispaniola bought vessels of the Dutch, called Flyboats, to cruise upon the Spaniards. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z For Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola, it is the first cholera outbreak in more than a century. Cholera alert reaches Venezuela 2011-01-26T23:05:23Z For sport, the army burned some thatched huts belonging to Hispaniola's notorious Cow- Killers. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z And without knowing anything of the country, they returned home to Hispaniola. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z The planters and hunters of Hispaniola burned to follow up a profession so glorious and so profitable. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The French Government was highly offended at the insubordination and unmanageableness of the Flibustiers in Hispaniola, and no one was more so than the French King, Louis XIV. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z In the Dominican Republic, a small Caribbean state that occupies the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, people sometimes shoot into the air during enthusiastic festivities to greet the New Year. Baltimore Orioles pitcher surrenders over shooting 2011-01-03T16:11:18Z Seen through the smoke of the boucan below, Hispaniola's forests seemed endless, impenetrable. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z This had come from Miguel de Pasamonte, the royal treasurer of Hispaniola, a favorite of the king, sent out as a check upon the ambition of Don Diego, of whom his majesty was extremely jealous. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z On their way to this place, his vanguard had also been in luck, having met with a Spanish vessel bringing military stores and money from Cumana for the garrisons of Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Ovando was at length recalled, and was succeeded in the government of Hispaniola by Don Diego Columbus, the eldest son and inheritor of the rights and titles of the Admiral Christopher. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z A famous example comes from Hispaniola, the island whose western half Haiti now occupies. Cholera?s Second Fever: An Urge to Blame 2010-11-20T20:00:00Z "When the accounting for Hispaniola is finish'd, sir, that debacle will be credited to the incompetence of the English navy." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The nearest land was the island of Santo Domingo, then known as Hispaniola, and, bearing up for it, they found a harbor in the Bay of Ocoa. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z There were four companies of them in Hispaniola, with a hundred spearmen in each company; half of these were generally on the patrol, while the remainder77 rested, and from their number they derived their nickname. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The Histories of Hispaniola first notice about this time a great increase in the number of cattle in the Island. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Experts are divided over whether cholera will now spread throughout the Dominican Republic, which shares Hispaniola with Haiti. Cholera?s Second Fever: An Urge to Blame 2010-11-20T20:00:00Z Calvert's heart grew heavy as he remembered how their careful strategy for taking Hispaniola had been wrecked. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z You yourself know, Bachelor, that there are now no opportunities in Hispaniola: none for the planter, even—which I am not; and scarce any for the soldier—which I am. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Having heard much during this servitude of the hunters of Hispaniola, he sailed for that island as soon as his apprenticeship had expired, and he was again a free adventurer. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z There is no particular account of the events which took place on the coasts of Hispaniola in the early part of the contest between the Spaniards and the new settlers. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The two nations share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Violent cholera protests spread to Haiti's capital 2010-11-19T13:37:00Z That was when they hit on the idea of Jamaica—admittedly a smaller island than Hispaniola and of scant consequence to Spain, but a place known for its slight defenses. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z In the study, Calais agrees that on Hispaniola, the Caribbean island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic, "vulnerability to earthquake shaking will probably remain high in the near future." Fresh Haiti Earthquake Fears as Geologists Find Fault Line 2010-11-19T08:35:00Z The older hands laughed at their pinings, derided their complaints, and swore that they would rather die and starve there, than return home with empty purses, to be the scorn and laughing-stock of all Hispaniola. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z A few kept themselves concealed, till they found an opportunity to cross over to their brethren in Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z "Much work remains to be done to identify and quantify potential earthquake sources in and around Hispaniola, an island where vulnerability to earthquake shaking will probably remain high in the near future," they said. Haiti may be primed for another quake 2010-10-24T17:04:00Z "A little island off the north coast of Hispaniola." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He said the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, should be alert to the risk of cholera spreading across the border. Haiti battles cholera epidemic, nearly 200 dead 2010-10-23T01:57:00Z On their way to Hispaniola, Lolonnois touched at the Isle de la Vacca, intending to stay there and divide the spoil. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z In his appointment of a Governor to Tortuga, he added the title of Governor of the West coast of Hispaniola, and by degrees he introduced French garrisons. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The clients of these clubs — members of the Haiti's elite and businessmen both local and foreign — can pay for sex with women from the country on the other side of the island of Hispaniola. Postquake Haiti Sees Dominican Sex Workers' Numbers Rise 2010-08-02T08:30:00Z "But I can tell you one thing for sure: Jacques le Basque created a new society on northern Hispaniola, and Tortuga." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Other oil and gas producers said early Wednesday they were monitoring the progress of the tropical disturbance over Hispaniola, which computer models forecast will cross the Florida peninsula before possibly entering the Gulf by Saturday. Shell pulls nonessentials from Gulf due to storm 2010-07-21T17:34:00Z Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Legal adviser to U.S. Haiti missionaries arrested 2010-03-19T20:27:00Z This was the first footing obtained by the Government of France in Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The two countries share the small island of Hispaniola, but they speak different languages, and their bloody and confrontational histories have made each distrust, fear and resent the other. Dominican Aid Boosts Relations With Haiti 2010-02-18T03:00:00Z As it happened, I was over on Hispaniola with Jacques at the time or I probably wouldn't be here now. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Satellite images of Hispaniola, the island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic, provide a stark illustration of the contrast in deforestation between the two, and just how bad the situation in Haiti is. 2010-02-09T05:00:00Z They even called the displaced-persons camp they helped create Quisqueya, a word used in both countries to refer to the indigenous origins of Hispaniola. 2010-01-29T07:37:00Z This arrangement took place at Isla Vaca, or Isle a Vache, a small Island near the South coast of Hispaniola, which was then much resorted to by both privateers and Buccaneers. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z You could argue that Hispaniola is perhaps the least glamorous landfall in the Caribbean. 2010-01-29T01:28:00Z So he sent word around the north side of Hispaniola that any man who wanted to help should meet him on Tortuga. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Except, perhaps, in where on the island of Hispaniola it occurred. 2010-01-27T19:53:00Z The flights will use radar to look for changes in geologic faults on Hispaniola, the island that the two nations share, the space agency said on Tuesday. 2010-01-27T13:47:00Z This was an unfortunate year for the French, who in it suffered a great defeat from the Spaniards in Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z This means a grand tour of sorts of Hispaniola, the island shared in an east-west split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, whose capitals we'll be stopping in. 2010-01-29T01:28:00Z He pointed across the wide bay, toward the green mountains of Hispaniola. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A phone call to an airline yielded two hard-to-get seats from Philadelphia to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, the nation that shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti. 2010-01-19T13:46:00Z How else to explain why Haiti suffers, while the Dominican Republic — which shares the 30,000 sq. miles of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola — is relatively well-off? 2010-01-19T06:25:00Z In the year following, 1655, England being at war with Spain, a large force was sent from England to attempt the conquest of the Island Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Haiti occupies the mountainous western third of the island of Hispaniola. 2010-01-13T16:37:00Z Oliver Cromwell's ambitious Western Design had foundered hopelessly on the sun-scorched shores of Hispaniola. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Indeed, scientists as recently as 2008 predicted that a fault zone on the south side of Haiti's island of Hispaniola posed "a major seismic hazard." 2010-01-13T19:05:00Z "That island of Hispaniola is one island," Robertson said. 2010-01-19T06:25:00Z On the recovery of Tortuga, the French Buccaneers greatly increased in the Northern and Western parts of Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Tuesday's quake was felt in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, and in eastern Cuba, but no major damage was reported in either place. 2010-01-13T13:47:00Z Your first objective is to seize certain of the Spaniards' Islands, and particularly Hispaniola. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The tremor was the strongest in the Hispaniola region since 1946 and was felt as far away as eastern Cuba. 2010-01-13T04:27:00Z On the eastern part of Hispaniola, you'll probably speak Spanish; in the west, it's more likely to be French or Creole, a division that's the result of centuries of European colonization and numerous power struggles. 2010-01-19T06:25:00Z This the Spaniards executed, and with such full indulgence to their wish to extirpate the French in Hispaniola, that they put to the sword every one they found at both the places. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The tsunami center said the watch was in effect for Haiti, the neighboring Dominican Republic, with which it shares the island of Hispaniola, Cuba and the Bahamas. 2010-01-12T23:47:00Z It was the most humiliating defeat any English army had ever received—suffered at the hands of the supposedly craven Spaniards, and the wandering Cow-Killers, of Hispaniola. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, sits on a tiny tectonic plate squeezed between the North American and Caribbean ones. 2010-01-13T04:27:00Z You're substantially more likely to be able to read and write if you live in the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, and less likely to live on under $1.25 a day. 2010-01-19T06:25:00Z Review of the Dominion of the Spaniards in Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Hispaniola was the mother colony of the Spanish Empire in the West Indies which has now wholly disappeared, very unfortunately for Spain in view of the enhanced value these islands will now soon acquire. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise No, most probably he volunteered in hopes of commandeering the choicest Spanish plantations on Hispaniola all for himself. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z And he would have annexed the land step by step, as he annexed Cuba, Hispaniola, and all the southern lands as fast as he touched them. The Ifs of History They went by the West Indies, touching at the Spanish islands of Porto Rico and Hispaniola, and, at the end of June, they reached Roanoke. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The Spanish Government participated largely in the wickedness practised to procure labourers for the mines of Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Discovered by Columbus, who called it Hispaniola, it was occupied by the Spanish adventurers who found alluvial gold there. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise To have sufficient landing craft they had bartered butts of kill-devil with the Cow-Killers on Hispaniola for ten wide dugout canoes—all over six feet across and able to transport fifteen to twenty men. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z This Ocampo did, returning to Hispaniola in the fall of 1508 with the report that he had sailed completely round Cuba. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 It seemed as if this ne plus ultra to the Spaniards was to be found in a neighboring and larger island, which has been known by the various names of Hayti, Hispaniola and Santo Domingo. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future Regulation proposed by the Government in Hispaniola, for protection against Pirates. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Thus Hispaniola became a splendid provisioning base for the ships of the buccaneers. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Yet another story, spreading among the Spanish planters on Hispaniola, was that an English armada had tried to invade the city of Santo Domingo on the southern coast, but was repulsed ingloriously, with hundreds lost. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He had been the secretary of Queen Isabella, and had filled important Ambassadorships, but was now the royal treasurer in Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Ship to Hispaniola, and from thence in the Sloop Antonio to this place. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day To this end they took possession of the small Island Tortuga, near the North-west end of Hispaniola, where the Spaniards had placed a garrison, but which was too small to make opposition. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z It was in Hispaniola, or Hayti, that this species of Western viking got their name. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The morning of their departure arrived brisk and clear, and by mid-afternoon they had already made Cape Nicholao, at the northwest tip of Hispaniola. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Suspicions of his unworthiness had already strongly arisen at court, and orders were sent for the Supreme Court of Hispaniola, which still had jurisdiction in Cuba, to investigate his conduct. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The Quedah Merchant he convoyed as far as Hispaniola, now San Domingo, and hid her in a small harbor with considerable cargo, in charge of a handful of his men under direction of Bolton. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Review of the Dominion of the Spaniards in Hayti or Hispaniola. 1492-3. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z On the other hand, the twentieth century outrages in the Congo were almost as bad as the cruelties of the Conquistadores in Hispaniola and Peru. American World Policies In truth, I'm beginning to fear this may turn out to be as bloody as Hispaniola. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He was selected for the governorship and was informed of the appointment in the early fall of 1579, a few weeks before the malodorous Torres was appointed by the Court of Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 He reached Hispaniola on the day that Bobadilla was sailing for Spain, in his turn to give place to a new Governor, Ovando by name. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Hayti, or Hispaniola, the first Settlement of the Spaniards in America. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z And in the same way, it was because I had made two harbours that the 'Hispaniola' was sent on her wanderings with Israel Hands. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. Since the hunters themselves spent a goodly bit of their time across the channel on the big Spanish island of Hispaniola, Tortuga was all but empty. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At this Arana made his way to Hispaniola, there to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Governor. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Off the most easterly point of Hispaniola, Bobadilla's ship went down with all on board. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The first settlement formed by the Castilians in their newly discovered world, was on the Island by the native inhabitants named Hayti; but to which the Spaniards gave the name of Espa�ola or Hispaniola. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Hispaniola, or rather that portion now known as Hayti, had become, as we before said, the most important colony; we must now give the story of its downfall. The West Indies and the Spanish Main After he turned out to show no more reverence for Puritans than for the monarchy, he was sent over to hunt on Hispaniola with the Cow- Killers. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They had Caziques and Towns of two or three hundred houses with several Families in each of them as was usual in Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The place was soon swarming with all sorts of craft, some of them from Jamaica and Hispaniola, and they found a large amount of silver before they stripped the wreck clean. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He set the Spanish crew on shore at Cape Tiburon, the West end of Hispaniola, and sailed in his prize to France. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The hour had come, but we are afraid the man has not yet appeared on Hispaniola. The West Indies and the Spanish Main You see, m'lady, the island lays right athwart the Windward Passage, betwixt Hispaniola and Cuba, which is one of the Spaniards' main shippin' lanes. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Some of Columbus's men, when it was reported to them, tried smoking the "tabacos," and the habit soon became prevalent among the Spanish colonists in Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Bobadilla was that governor of Hispaniola who was sent from Spain in 1500 by Ferdinand and Isabella to investigate the affairs of the colony as administered by Christopher Columbus. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The cattle in Hispaniola had again multiplied so much as to revive the business of hunting and the boucan. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Arrived at Hispaniola he heard from the buccaneers that they could do little in the way of planting because of the continual attacks on their settlements. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Katherine took another look at the hazy outline of Hispaniola, then moved alongside them. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Hispaniola itself was for a time almost depopulated. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Departing therefore thence, they took their course towards the island Hispaniola, and arrived thither in eight days, casting anchor in a port called Isla de la Vaca, or Cow Island. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Cortez prepared to embark in an open boat, and push out fearlessly but secretly into the open sea, to make a voyage of nearly sixty miles to Hispaniola. Hernando Cortez Makers of History In Porto Rico also the Caribs had become aggressive, and even in Hispaniola the Arawaks had to defend their shores against that warlike people. The West Indies and the Spanish Main When the Spaniards got word of this new colony, with Englishmen pouring in from London and Bristol, the Audiencia of Santo Domingo, the large Spanish city on Hispaniola's southern side, decided to make an example. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Instead of giving Velasquez the appointment, he sent two agents, procuradors, to Hispaniola, to look into the whole matter with plenary authority. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Another soldier, of the same name, accompanied Alonso de Avila to Hispaniola where he died. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Cortez was not willing to go to Hispaniola with the cord of a convicted traitor about his neck. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Hispaniola rose to some importance very quickly, and almost as quickly declined. The West Indies and the Spanish Main This man had gone to the island of Hispaniola to make his fortune, but he found there only bad fortune. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read Recovering from this mishap, he passed a year or two in obscurity and poverty, and then secured passage, in 1504, for Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The next day he set sail for Hispaniola with his cargo of human creatures; but during the passage, he treated the prisoners of war in a different manner from his volunteers. Dissertation on Slavery With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of it, in the State of Virginia One brave and patriotic Indian chief, who had fled from the outrages perpetrated at Hispaniola, urged the Cubans to repel the invaders. Hernando Cortez Makers of History And here we must mention that there were two important places in the Indies where Spain was most vulnerable—the Mona Passage between Hispaniola and Porto Rico and the Isthmus of Darien. The West Indies and the Spanish Main He was now anxious to revisit the colony in Hispaniola; and after sighting Tobago, Grenada, and Margarita, made for San Domingo, the new capital of the settlement, where he arrived on the 31st of August. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Upon the intercession of friends, however, Velasquez commuted the sentence into exile from Cuba, and put Cortez aboard a vessel bound for Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Also known from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles and a few islands in the Lesser Antilles. Genera of Leptodactylid Frogs in México Soon after this, one of his relatives was appointed, by the Spanish crown, governor of St. Domingo, now called Hayti, but then called Hispaniola, or Little Spain. Hernando Cortez Makers of History To the kindly people of Hispaniola the new-comers were gods, and their horses and cattle preternatural creatures. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Here he weathered the storm, which drove the other caravels out to sea, and annihilated the homeward-bound fleet, the richest that had till then been sent from Hispaniola. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" At the beginning of 1522, accompanied by two judges of the supreme court of Hispaniola, he proceeded to Santiago de Cuba, and there instituted a judicial investigation into the conduct of Velasquez's administration. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 He had little difficulty in the annexation of Cuba, because the natives, like those of Hispaniola, were of a peaceful character, easily imposed upon by the invaders. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West The command of the expedition was intrusted to Don Velasquez, a bold adventurer, of much notoriety, from Spain, who had been residing for many years at Hispaniola, and who had been lieutenant under Governor Ovando. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Some ran away and got to the northern shores of Hispaniola, where they stretched out their hands to their beautiful homes and then died of grief. The West Indies and the Spanish Main On the 22nd of November Columbus came in sight of Hispaniola, and sailing westward to La Navidad, found the fort burned and the colony dispersed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" This was made, and resulted in a royal decision in favor of the Councils, confirming the injunction of the Hispaniola tribunal against the Governor's intrusion into council meetings. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Thus Columbus discovered the second in size of all the West Indian islands, Cuba being the first; he, after landing on it, called it "Hispaniola," or Little Spain. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Re-embarking in his ship, he returned to Hispaniola, leaving Cortez in undisputed authority. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Haïti, named Hispaniola or Little Spain, was chosen from the first as the island on which a settlement should be planted. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Two vessels having at last arrived for his relief, Columbus left Jamaica on the 28th of June 1504, and, after calling at Hispaniola, set sail for Spain on the 12th of September. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" A month before the departure of Guzman and the Bishop he left Cuba for Hispaniola, conscious of having done his duty. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The natives, however, were much more warlike than the simple islanders of Cuba and Hispaniola; and Cordova, in fact, was glad to return from Yucatan. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West At last, the agents he sent to Hispaniola and Jamaica returned, with two hundred soldiers, eighty horses, two battering-cannon, and a considerable supply of ammunition and muskets. Hernando Cortez Makers of History With three vessels of 120, 100, and 40 tons respectively, he sailed to Sierra Leone, and partly by the sword and partly by other means, got three hundred slaves, whom he carried to Hispaniola. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Exhumed in 1542, the bodies of both father and son were taken over sea to Hispaniola and interred in the cathedral of San Domingo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Upon the expiration of his sixty days' incumbency, Vadillo designated Manuel de Rojas to be governor in his stead, until an appointment of permanent character could be made by the Admiral at Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 In 1510, the year before the conquest of Cuba, Balboa was glad to escape from Hispaniola, not to avoid the Spanish cruelties, like Hatuey, the luckless cazique, but to escape from his Spanish creditors. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Much greater service would have been rendered to your majesty if, while he was in the island of Hispaniola, instead of coming hither, he had first advised with your majesty. Hernando Cortez Makers of History They then tried several other places, including Hispaniola and Cumaná, but also without success. The West Indies and the Spanish Main And in the same way, it was because I had made two harbours that the Hispaniola was sent on her wanderings with Israel Hands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) It was no longer an adjunct to Hispaniola, but a colony of Spain. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The Hispaniola was under her main-sail and two jibs, and the beautiful white canvas shone in the sun like snow or silver. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Two Spaniards upon the island of Hispaniola about this time planned an expedition for exploring the main land, to make discoveries and to select spots for future settlements. Hernando Cortez Makers of History They wanted an uninhabited place near enough to Hispaniola and the track of the Spanish vessels for them to be quickly pounced upon and for the corsairs to as quickly escape. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Shortly after another vessel was taken, when on her voyage to Hispaniola to pay the troops. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In 1542 the city of Santo Domingo, the capital of that island colony of Hispaniola to which Columbus's chief attention had been given, demanded to be made the repository of the body of its founder. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 “There’s a power of men have been killed in this Hispaniola—a sight o’ poor seamen dead and gone since you and me took ship to Bristol. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Seven years ago, the vessel in which he was sailing from Darien to Hispaniola foundered in a gale. Hernando Cortez Makers of History In Hispaniola we have also a nation in the course of development—an alien race from the old world. The West Indies and the Spanish Main At all events, the popularity of Columbus lasted scarcely six months, as deceptions commenced with the first letters that were sent from Hispaniola, and they never ceased whilst he was living. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose Hispaniola, since known as Hayti or Santo Domingo, became the chief colony and centre of Spanish authority in the Antilles, and it for many years far outranked Cuba in interest and importance. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 And I put the helm hard up, and the Hispaniola swung round rapidly, and ran stem on for the low-wooded shore. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) The fleet, he adds, went in quest of Elephants’ teeth and Peacocks, to the western coast of Africa, which is Tarshish, then for gold to Ophir, which is Haite or the Island of Hispaniola. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The perils of the sea were as great as those of the land, but few voyages were as disastrous as that of Valdivia, who in 1512 sailed from Darien for Hispaniola. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola, and in 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The 2008 CIA World Factbook For a time Ferdinand on various pretexts refused to fulfil that compact and to recognize his rights, but appointed Ovando to rule in Hispaniola in his stead. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Soon we passed out of the straits and doubled the south-east corner of the island, round which, four days ago, we had towed the Hispaniola. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Benso, in his History of America, says the same of the inhabitants of the island of Hispaniola, and several other provinces of America. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness What Jamaica was to the English, the western portion of Hispaniola became to the French, and even Spain increased her productions, now that things had become settled, and treasure seeking less remunerative. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Geography Haiti Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic Geographic coordinates: The 2008 CIA World Factbook As a matter of fact, it was not accepted but ignored, and Diego Columbus and his judges returned to Hispaniola in defeat. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 We all pulled round again to Rum Cove, the nearest point for Ben Gunn’s treasure-house; and then Gray, single-handed, returned with the gig to the Hispaniola, where he was to pass the night on guard. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) In the year 1502, the Spaniards began to steal negroes, and employ them in the mines of Hispaniola, Cuba, and Jamaica. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors It could not be expected, however, that small places like Martinique and Guadeloupe would ever have made such stubborn resistance as the great island of Hispaniola. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Geography Dominican Republic Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti Geographic coordinates: The 2008 CIA World Factbook At any rate, he was acquitted; whereupon he went to Hispaniola and spent the remainder of his life there in prosperity. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 That was Flint’s treasure, that we had come so far to seek, and that had cost already the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) The Spaniards, dazzled with the acquisition of a new world and eager to come into possession of their wealth, compelled the natives of Hispaniola to dig in the mines. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans There was a great disturbance on the island of Hispaniola, a riot in Grenada, troubles in the French islands, and a few skirmishes here and there, but nothing of much consequence to the British. The West Indies and the Spanish Main He discovered the mouth of the vast river of the Amazons, visited a number of fresh and verdant islands lying within it, and thence passing the gulf of Paria, made his way directly to Hispaniola. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 That of course completely separated Cuba from the jurisdiction of Hispaniola, and made it directly responsible to and dependent upon Spain. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Three miles farther, just inside the mouth of North Inlet, what should we meet but the Hispaniola, cruising by herself? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Three miles farther, just inside the mouth of North Inlet, what should we meet but the Hispaniola, cruising by herself! Treasure Island Bolivar, when he heard of the fall of Carthagena, went over to Hispaniola to meet President Petion, who was an ardent supporter of the revolution. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The fig tree was introduced from Provence, and the orange from Hispaniola, both now so abundant and so excellent at New-Orleans. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Now thitherto the governor and most of the other officials in Cuba had received their commissions from the Admiral or Vicereine in Hispaniola, or from the Supreme Court there. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 They go the length of declaring that this honest creature would do anything for money, that the Hispaniola belonged to him, and that he sold it me absurdly high—the most transparent calumnies. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) We all pulled round again to Rum Cove, the nearest point for Ben Gunn's treasure-house; and then Gray, single-handed, returned with the gig to the Hispaniola, where he was to pass the night on guard. Treasure Island Leaving at the end of December, on the 1st of January, 1586, they arrived off Hispaniola with the intention of attacking St. Domingo. The West Indies and the Spanish Main After cruising round Porto Rico and Hispaniola for two months, we bore up for the mole, where we found two sail of the line, a sixty-four and two sloops of war. A Sailor of King George The court of Hispaniola sent Geronimo de Aguayo to Cuba to make a private investigation of the governor's doings; Hurtado agreeing to pay the expenses out of his own pocket. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 But our best hope, it was decided, was to kill off the buccaneers until they either129 hauled down their flag or ran away with the Hispaniola. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) That was Flint's treasure that we had come so far to seek, and that had cost already the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola. Treasure Island As long as slaves were procurable the planters throve, and as by that time Hispaniola had become the great centre of the Indies, the settlers were in a fair way to make fortunes. The West Indies and the Spanish Main They promised to convey the ignorant savages in their ships to the "heavenly shores" where their departed friends now dwelt, and about 40,000 were transported to Hispaniola to perish miserably in the mines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Chaves and Angulo also successively reported that Cuba was admirably adapted to the industry, and it was known that at that very time sugar growing was enormously successful in Hispaniola, Porto Rico and other islands. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Good-bye to the Hispaniola;98 good-bye to the squire, the doctor, and the captain! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Soon we passed out of the straits and doubled the southeast corner of the island, round which, four days ago, we had towed the Hispaniola. Treasure Island Cattle had been introduced and throve wonderfully; now they ran wild over the islands, especially Hispaniola, until they became innumerable. The West Indies and the Spanish Main He appears to have settled in Hispaniola, and took to cultivating land in the neighbourhood of Salvatierra, but with no great success, as his debts soon became oppressive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" But he sent an appeal for relief to the Supreme Court of Hispaniola, with the result that Mendoza was removed from office, in the winter of 1557-58. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 But the worst of it was, that with the course I now held, we turned our broadside instead of our stern to the Hispaniola, and offered a target like a barn-door. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) To and fro, up and down, north, south, east, and west, the Hispaniola sailed by swoops and dashes, and at each repetition ended as she had begun, with idly flapping canvas. Treasure Island This great fleet sailed for Hispaniola in hopes of encountering that of Spain and France, but not finding it went on to Carthagena. The West Indies and the Spanish Main It was in this year, 1751, that two ships, which were transporting two hundred regulars to Louisiana, stopped at Hispaniola. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader He did deliver 191 of them in the summer of that year, and later sent the rest but they never got further than Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the Hispaniola right in the fair-way, hardly to be missed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) "I'm not strong enough, and I don't like the job; and there he lies, for me," said I. "This here's an unlucky ship—the Hispaniola, Jim," he went on, blinking. Treasure Island Thousands of white men and tens of thousands of negroes were required before it became the important island which ultimately rivalled Hispaniola. The West Indies and the Spanish Main These regulations included private ships trading to Hispaniola with provisions. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Then the government at Havana, which had done nothing to enforce the law, remonstrated and protested against so much money being taken from Cuba to Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 We had some heavy weather, which only proved the qualities of the Hispaniola. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the Hispaniola right in the fairway, hardly to be missed. Treasure Island As the demand continued to increase large plantations were laid out in Hispaniola, until it became the staple product of the colony. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Presently the sovereigns sent him with three ships to Hispaniola, to carry supplies to the colony; and there he arrived while the Admiral was exploring the coast of Cuba. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest He then laid claim to the island of Jamaica as a part of his bishopric, and succeeded in carrying that point despite the opposition of the Archbishop at Hispaniola. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The Hispaniola lay some way out, and we went under the figureheads and round the sterns of many other ships, and their cables sometimes grated underneath our keel, and sometimes swung above us. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) And I put the helm hard up, and the Hispaniola swung round rapidly and ran stem on for the low wooded shore. Treasure Island |
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