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Oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in North America. Founded in 1613 as Bermuda City by Thomas Dale. 1614: Albany, New York: New York: United States: Oldest US settlement north of Virginia and second oldest state or territorial capital in the continental United States, incorporated 1686 1614 Sirinhaém: Pernambuco: Brazil
Oldest English-founded city in North America, [7] seasonal until c. 1630 1508 Caparra: Puerto Rico: United States 1509 Sevilla la Nueva: Seville, St. Ann's Bay: Jamaica: Established by Juan de Esquivel, the first Spanish governor of Jamaica, St Ann's Bay was the third capital established by Spain in the Americas. 1510 Nombre de Dios: Colón: Panama
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
Map of Haiti The National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti before the 2010 earthquake. The well-preserved Cathedral Notre-Dame of Cap-Haïtien Labadee beach and village Les Cayes entrance Colonial architecture in Les Cayes Church in Anse d'Hainault Administrative center in Corail Jean-Jacques Dessalines Legacy Statue Saut-d'Eau Waterfall Les Cayes Cathedral Labadee beach, Haïti, close to Cap ...
Ahmad Shah Durrani (1723–1773) unified the Afghan tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. [39] His mausoleum is next to the Shrine of the Cloak in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he is fondly known as Ahmad Shah Baba (Ahmad Shah the Father). However, the founding father of modern Afghanistan is Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last King of Afghanistan ...
The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti 9 May 1936: Haiti and the Dominican Republic sign a treaty setting a definitive border. 14 October 1874: Independence recognized by Spain Ecuador: 28 September 2008: Constitution of Ecuador established. 10 August 1809: First declaration of Independence from Spain 26 February 1946
A squadron of French ships arrives in Haiti to deliver the news of Charles X's ordinance of 17 April to President Boyer 1831: 22 September: The city of Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince named for Alexandre Pétion, is founded by Boyer 1838: Haiti's remaining debt to France, 120 million francs, is reduced to 60 million francs 1842: 7 May
Territorial evolution of North America of non-native nation states from 1750 to 2008The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War and by Canadians as the Seven Years' War / Guerre de Sept Ans, or by French-Canadians, La Guerre de la Conquête.