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Jan 1, 1522
269 years before the Haitian Revolution
Slaves revolt againsst Spanish rule for the first time, although the rebellion was quickly and harshly suppressed. -
Early 1600s
French settlers began to occupy wester Hispaniola. -
British and French settlers
British and French settlers occupied the western third of Hispaniola, and threatened Spain's claim about the island and the colonial empire. The three of them battled each other until the end of the Haitian Revolution. -
Slavery in Saint Domingue
French started tobacco production, but the proccess of producing tobacco required too many labor. So the colonists began importing more slaves from Africa. -
Treaty of Ryswick
The treaty formally ceded the western third of Hispaniola from Spain to France, which renamed it Saint - Domingue.tr -
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San Martin
Simon Bolivar had a military carrer in Spain. In 1816, San Martin was promoted as the chief of the military. Also in 1817, February 5, San Martin was offered dictatorship, but he declined. He was called as the "Knight of the Andes" by the Argentinans. Simon Bolivar and San Martin met in Guayaquil. Simon wanted democracy but, Martin said that they weren`t ready, they had weak armies and were vulnerable for European countries, had weak democracy, became corrupt and also depended to the U.S. -
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Simon Bolivar
He was called as "The Liberator". Simon Bolivar is a Venezuelan leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish Empire. His family was wealthy and influential as far as Creole blood was concerned, when his father died. He met his wife Doña Maria Rodriguez de Toro when he was studying the orthodox education, and got married in 1802. When Maria died, Bolivar went to Europe to escape from the pain. He in Italy and France, and had the opportunity to meet Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Rights of Man
Trouble starts since then with the French Revolution.The French made the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens". One of this Declaration´s articles included was about the men being free, tell its personal opinions, and many other articles. -
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The Haitian Revolution
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The Haitian Revolution Begins
This day was when the african slaves, of Saint Domingue rebelled themselves. This was when the Haitian Revolution begins. -
L´Ouverture vs Spanish
At first the rebels allied with the Spanih but when the new French abolished slavery, L´Ouverture led the fight against the Spanish. -
Haiti Independence
Jean-Jacques Dessalines lead a revolt following the capture of L’Ouverture, but instead a horrific war broke out where both sides (Haitians killed Europeans and French killed blacks.
During the war France could not call their troops and suffered fever in their camps.Finally Haiti wins the war in November 1803. -
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines became Jacques I Emperor. -
Independence of South Argentina
When San Martin heard about the revolution in Argentina and went back to join the patriot forces. In 1812, San Martin granted independence of South Argentina. -
His Return
On his return, Simon found Venezuela in the midst of a revolution. Bolivar assisted to the revolution writing letters to the conspirators, but in 1814 he failed and was forced in exile for a time. -
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Crossing of the Andes
San Martin traveled across the Andes to Chile and won the independence. -
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Independence in South America
South American IndependenceBecause of the revolutionary movements, people in South America started to revolt with Columbia, Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Equador, Bolivia, and ended with Chile. By 1826, South America was liberated. -
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Independence in Mexico
In 1821, a revolution in Spain allowed creoles to declare their independence, Agustin de Iturbide was a military leader that named himself as the emperor of Mexico.
Then in 1823, Iturbide was pulled down and Mexico became a democratic republic. -
Independence of Peru
San Martin manages to get to Peru and earn his independence in 1821. -
Bolivar Becomes President
After the meeting of 1822 with another great liberator.Simon Bolivar was elected as the president of Peru. -
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United States Occupation of Haiti
"Haiti changed with the noirist impact of the Duvalier regime which brought more blacks into the power elite, also changed with the slow acquisition of small land plots by the elite, converting Haiti's peasantry more and more into share-cropping peasants than land owning peasants. Haiti changed with the introduction of drugs as a major economic and political fact of life in the 1980s, and Haiti has changed with the rise of the popular movement..." -
Today
The Haitian Revolution is celebrated today as one of the most "democratic" rebolutions.
