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Hispaniola (/ ˌ h ɪ s p ə n ˈ j oʊ l ə /, also UK: /-p æ n ˈ-/) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the region's second largest in area, after the island of Cuba.
Hispaniola, second largest island of the West Indies, lying within the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea. It is divided politically into the Republic of Haiti (west) and the Dominican Republic (east).
Hispaniola, originally known as Española, is the second largest island in the West Indies, lying within the Greater Antilles. It is politically divided into the Republic of Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola. Their intertwined histories are rich and complex, heroic at turns and contemptible at others. Click through the timeline to...
14 maj 2018 · Hispaniola (also Española), the island, named by Christopher Columbus, between Cuba and Puerto Rico; its western half became Haiti and eastern half the Dominican Republic.
27 kwi 2021 · Brief History. Illustration of the Haitian Revolution against the French, which led to Haiti's independence in 1804. It is believed that Hispaniola was originally inhabited by the Indigenous Taíno people who arrived on the island around 1200 CE.
Hispaniola. Originally the home of 1 million Taino, Hispaniola became the base for Spanish conquest in the Americas during the first decades after contact in 1492. The Taino originally inhabited the island of Hispaniola.
