Cap-Haïtien (hti)

Cap-Haïtien

Cap-Haïtien ranks 2,695th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ajmer, Campina Grande, and Ziguinchor. Memorable people born in Cap-Haïtien include Toussaint Louverture, Pierre Nord Alexis, and Ernst Jean-Joseph. Memorable people who died in Cap-Haïtien include Henri Christophe. Cap-Haïtien has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Cap-Haïtien is located in Haiti.

Cap-Haïtien, typically spelled Cape Haitien in English, is a commune of about 274,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previously named Cap‑Français and Cap‑Henri during the rule of Henri I, it was historically nicknamed the Paris of the Antilles, because of its wealth and sophistication, expressed through its architecture and artistic life. It was an important city during the colonial period, serving as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from the city's formal foundation in 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince. After the Haitian Revolution, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Haiti under King Henri I until 1820. Read more on Wikipedia