Hispaniola
Sign in to saveHispaniola is an island in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean, located between Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is the most populous island in the West Indies and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba. Covering an area of , it is divided into two separate sovereign countries: the Spanish–speaking Dominican Republic () to the east and the French and Haitian Creole–speaking Haiti () to the west. The only other divided island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, which is shared between France () and the Netherlands (). At the time of the European arrival of Christopher Columbus, Hispaniola was home
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Hispaniola is a Caribbean island divided between two countries—the Dominican Republic and Haiti—and is the most populous island in the West Indies. It matters as a significant geographic and political entity in the Caribbean region, hosting millions of people across its two distinct nations with different languages and histories.
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Indigenous rule
- Spanish rule
- Spanish and French rule
- Independence
- United States occupation
- History
- Pre-Columbian
- Post-Columbian
- 16th century: gold, sugar and pirates
- 17th century: European skirmishes, division of the island and trade
- 18th century to 19th century: Independence
- 20th century to present: Foreign intervention, dictatorships, aftermath
- Geography
- Climate
- Fauna
- Flora
- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Economics
- Natural resources
- Human development
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Hispaniola is an island in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean, located between Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is the most populous island in the West Indies and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba. Covering an area of , it is divided into two separate sovereign countries: the Spanish–speaking Dominican Republic () to the east and the French and Haitian Creole–speaking Haiti () to the west. The only other divided island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, which is shared between France () and the Netherlands (). At the time of the European arrival of Christopher Columbus, Hispaniola was home to the Ciguayo, Macorix, and Ciboney and Classic Taíno native peoples.
Hispaniola is the site of the first European fort in the Americas, La Navidad (1492–1493), the first settlement, La Isabela (1493–1500), and the first permanent settlement, the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (1498–present). These settlements were founded successively during each of Columbus's first three voyages under the patronage of the Spanish Empire.