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Saint-Domingue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dɔmɛ̃ɡ] ⓘ) was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1697 to 1804. The name derives from the Spanish main city on the island, Santo Domingo , which came to refer specifically to the Spanish-held Captaincy General of ...
So please would someone add to the top a simple guide to the correct pronunciation of the name "Saint-Domingue" ? Thanks. Darkman101 01:32, 4 March 2011 (UTC) It is true that Saint-Domingue "could be" pronounced "San Domingyou," but that would be an incorrect pronunciation. Sort of like mispronouncing the word "burlesque" as "burley-cue."
Later, under French colonial rule, the Caribbean island was known as Saint-Domingue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.dɔ.mɛ̃ɡ]) and was a French colony from 1659 to 1804. [7] Early on, enslaved people on the island began resisting captivity and fighting to restore their freedom.
Secretly, Napoleon planned to reinstate slavery in Saint-Domingue once Louverture had been detained by French troops. [5] Leclerc left Brest, France in December 1801 at the head of a French Navy fleet transporting 40,000 troops, publicly repeating Bonaparte's promise that "all of the people of Saint-Domingue are French" and would remain forever ...
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic" but verbatim "Holy Sunday"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between 1936 and 1961, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. [7]
Castelline, a speaker of Haitian Creole, recorded in the United States. Haitian Creole (/ ˈ h eɪ ʃ ən ˈ k r iː oʊ l /; Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen, [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]; [6] [7] French: créole haïtien, [kʁe.ɔl a.i.sjɛ̃]), or simply Creole (Haitian Creole: kreyòl), is a French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12 million people worldwide, and is one of the two official ...
Saint-Domingue was home to the Cercle des Philadelphes, a scientific organization of which the American scientist Benjamin Franklin was a member. [12] Saint-Domingue developed a highly specialized and differentiated economy, and art and entertainment were abundant on the island.
After the uprising of African slaves in the north of Saint-Domingue in 1791, Boyer joined with the French Commissioners and went there to fight against the grand blancs (plantation owners) and royalists. In 1794, Saint-Domingue was invaded by British forces trying to capitalize on the current unrest to capture the colony.