Haiti History at a Glance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Major Events Ordered by Date 1492 Christopher Columbus lands and claims the island of Hispaniola for Spain. The Spanish build the New World’s first settlement at La Navidad on Haiti’s north coast. 1697 Spanish control over the colony ends with the Treaty of Ryswick, which divided the island intoContinue Reading