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Haiti, formerly known as Saint-Domingue, is a Caribbean country in the Greater Antilles. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, sharing it with the Dominican Republic.

History[edit | edit source]

Saint-Domingue had been a part of France's colonial territories in the New World since 1625, where France shared the island of Hispaniola with the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo. By the middle of the 18th century, the Assassins had established a permanent presence in the colony. Under the leadership of their Mentor François Mackandal, a revolutionary houngan, the Assassins consisted primarily of African slaves opposing the white colonists of Saint-Domingue.^[1]

Sometime prior to 1735, a Maroon movement in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by Augustin Dieufort and supported by Bastienne Josèphe. Over the following years, the rebellion grew in strength and power thanks to the efforts of Adéwalé, a member of the West Indies Assassins.^[2] Liberated slaves from both ships and sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,^[3] though a confrontation with the Governor of Port-au-Prince, Pierre de Fayet, would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.^[4]

In 1751, François Mackandal, using a Precursor box and the Voynich manuscript in his possession, discovered the location of an Isu vault near Port-au-Prince. The Assassin Vendredi was subsequently sent to investigate it, but inadvertently triggered the site's defense mechanism, resulting in an earthquake that destroyed the vault and leveled Port-au-Prince. The Templar Lawrence Washington, who was visiting Saint-Domingue at the time, took advantage of this devastation to steal Mackandal's Pieces of Eden for the Order.^[5]

In 1758, a failed attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the island's white colonists led to Mackandal's execution.^[6] With the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood effectively collapsed, Mackandal's students Agaté and Baptiste both individually fled the island and ended up in the French colony of Louisiana.^[1]

The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful slave uprising, the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. The revolution started in 1791, with the Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman led by Dutty Boukman.^[7] By early 1801, the Maroon and Assassin Toussaint Louverture declared himself the absolute ruler of the island and freed all of its slaves.^[8] Though interference by the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, by way of his brother-in-law Charles Leclerc, deposed him,^[9] Louverture's lieutenant Jean-Jacques Dessalines ousted the French from the island, bringing the revolution to a successful conclusion. However, Dessalines' rule quickly turned tyrannical, prompting the Assassin Eseosa to make plans to remove him.^[10]

In 1957, Templar-affiliate François Duvalier was elected President of Haiti, and became responsible for more than ten years of corrupt and murderous leadership. On 21 April 1971, Duvalier was killed by the Assassins.^[11]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The names of the French colony Saint-Domingue, and the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo, which between themselves divided the island of Hispaniola, both translate to Saint Dominic, a Spanish friar of the Dominican Order.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed II (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Initiates
Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – A Common Enemy
↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Laying the First Brick
↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – De Fayet's Last Stand
↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "Family Vacation"
↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Database: Agaté
↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"
↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #15: "Guardians"

[AC3L-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

[2] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – A Common Enemy

[3] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Laying the First Brick

[4] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – De Fayet's Last Stand

[5] Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "Family Vacation"

[6] Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Database: Agaté

[7] Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"

[8] Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"

[9] Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"

[10] Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"

[AC2-11] Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #15: "Guardians"

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-{{Era|Locations}}
+{{Era|Locations}}{{WP-REAL}}
-{{WP-REAL}}
+{{Country Infobox
-{{Location infobox
+|title1= Haiti
-|name = Republic of Haiti
+|image1= AC4BF Port-au-Prince - Concept Art.jpg
-|image = Flag of Haiti.png
+|languages= {{wiki|French language|French}}<br>{{wiki|Haitian Creole}}
-|rulers = Presidency
+|religion= [[Christianity]]
-|factions = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Templars]]<br>[[Piracy|Pirates]]<br>[[French Army]]<br>[[Spanish Army]]
+|demonym= {{wiki|Haitians|Haitian}}
-|founded = [[Toussaint Louverture]]
+|current_state= {{wiki|Colony of Saint-Domingue}} {{c|1625–1804}}<br>{{wiki|First Empire of Haiti}} {{c|1804–1806}}<br>{{wiki|Republic of Haiti|First Republic of Haiti}} {{c|1822–1844}}<br>{{wiki|Second Empire of Haiti}} {{c|1849–1859}}<br>{{wiki|Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)|Second Republic of Haiti}} {{c|1859–1957}}<br>{{wiki|Duvalier dynasty|Republic of Haiti (Duvalier dynasty)}} {{c|1957–1986}}
-|date = 1804/1825 (Independence from [[France]])
+|capital= [[Port-au-Prince]]
-|hidea = yes
+|assassin_branch= [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins]]
+|major_conflicts= [[Haitian Revolution]]
+|region= [[Caribbean]]
+*{{wiki|Hispaniola}}
+|isu_vault(s)= [[Port-au-Prince Temple]]
 }}
 '''Haiti''', formerly known as '''Saint-Domingue''', is a [[Caribbean]] country in the {{Wiki|Greater Antilles}}. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of {{Wiki|Hispaniola}}, sharing it with the {{Wiki|Dominican Republic}}.
 ==History==
-===Pre-Colonial Era===
+Saint-Domingue had been a part of [[France]]'s colonial territories in the New World since 1625, where France shared the island of Hispaniola with the [[Spain|Spanish]] colony of Santo Domingo. By the middle of the 18th century, the [[Assassins]] had established a permanent presence in the colony. Under the leadership of their [[Mentor]] [[François Mackandal]], a revolutionary {{Wiki|Oungan|houngan}}, the Assassins consisted primarily of [[Africa]]n [[Slavery|slaves]] opposing the white colonists of Saint-Domingue.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
-By 5000 BCE the area was inhabited by people who arrived from central or southern America. It would first be inhabited by the Ciboney people, then the[[ Taino]] people.
-===Spanish Colony===
-Haiti was first discovered by Christopher Colombus on December 6 1492. He claimed the island for [[Spain]]. The fist Spanish settlement on the island was La Navidad. Simmilarly to other colonies the Taino people started dying off to infectious diseases carried by the Europeans. Soon the area would mostly be abbandoned by the Spanish, and they would be replaced by the[[ France| French]].
-===French Colony===
-Saint-Domingue had been a part of [[France]]'s colonial territories in the New World since 1625, where she shared the island of Hispaniola with the [[Spain|Spanish]] colony of Santo Domingo. By the middle of the 18th century, the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] had established a permanent presence in the colony. Under the leadership of their [[Mentor]] [[François Mackandal]], a revolutionary {{Wiki|Houngan}}, the Assassins consisted primarily of [[Africa]]n [[Slavery|slaves]] opposing the white colonists of Saint Domingue.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
-===Execution of Mackandal===
-In 1758, François Mackandal was captured and executed after a failed poisoning attempt on the white colonists of Saint-Domingue. Mackandal's students [[Agaté]] and [[Baptiste]] both individually fled Saint-Domingue and ended up in the French colony of [[Louisiana]].<ref name="AC3L"/>
-===Adéwaldé in Haiti and the Maroon Rebellion===
-After Adéwaldé ship crashed in Port-au-Prince. There he would aid the Maroon Rebbelion. First he would steal a map from [[Louis Godin]]. Next he would destory a slave ship. Following that he would kill the Templar [[Pierre de Fayet|Pierre de&nbsp;Fayet]].
-===Haitian Revelution ===
+Sometime prior to 1735, a [[Maroons|Maroon]] [[Maroon rebellion|movement]] in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. Over the following years, the rebellion grew in strength and power thanks to the efforts of [[Adéwalé]], a member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[A Common Enemy]]</ref> Liberated slaves from both [[Slave ship|ships]] and sugar [[plantation]]s attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> though a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre, Marquis de Fayet|Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref>
-By 1793, a revolution had brken out. [[Toussaint Louverture|Toussaint]], a a general, had a prominent role, as he began to develop an autonomy from fellow Assassin [[Georges Biassou|Biassou]], the rebels' commander-in-chief, and had soldiers that answered only to him. As the war went on, Toussaint would win several battles. This made him a hero to the slaves and notorious among the French. As news of impending emancipation grew, Toussaint took on a new name, "Louverture", a symbolic gesture that associated him even closer with the revolution.
-In 1794, the French finally granted emancipation to all of its slaves. This prompted Louverture to forego his alliance with the [[Spain|Spanish]] in exchange for one with the French. He would even become a commander in the French amry. As commander Louverture would defend the island from the invading [[British Empire|British]]. Eventually, Toussaint began to establish his own government and laws, operating alongside the one put in place by the French.
+In 1751, François Mackandal, using a [[Precursor box]] and the [[Voynich manuscript]] in his possession, discovered the location of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|vault]] near Port-au-Prince. The Assassin [[Vendredi]] was subsequently sent to investigate it, but inadvertently triggered the site's defense mechanism, resulting in an [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake|earthquake]] that destroyed the vault and leveled Port-au-Prince. The [[Templars|Templar]] [[Lawrence Washington]], who was visiting Saint-Domingue at the time, took advantage of this devastation to steal Mackandal's [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref>
-===Govenership of Toussaint Louverture===
-Toussint and his fellow assassin[[ Eseosa]] would drive [[Templars|Templar]] [[Jean-Louis Villatte]] off the island when he attemped to become governer. This would allow Toussaint to become absoulute ruler of all of Haiti. As governer he would attack a neighboring Spanish colony and free its slaves. In the year 1800 he created a constitution for the country which named him govener for life. In 1801 [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] sent [[Charles Leclerc]] to remove Toussaint from power. In 1802 Leclerc succeeded.
-===Downfall of Toussaint===
-Louverture negotiated a treaty with the French. The treaty said that he would be imprsioned in France.. Although Eseosa reached out to the [[French Assassins]]  for any word of his well-being, he received no reply.
-Eventually, the slaves of Hispaniola rose up once again, beginning another revolution; it ended when one of Louverture's former lieutenants, [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], attacked and overwhelmed the French forces at Vertieres, forcing the French off of the island. Dessalines declared Saint-Dominque a free republic on 1 January 1804. Having witnessed the cruelty committed by the French colonists, he did not trust them, and began a violent extermination of the remaining white population living on the island, regardless of whether or not they were slave owners.
+In 1758, a failed attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the island's white colonists led to Mackandal's execution.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref> With the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins|Saint-Domingue Brotherhood]] effectively collapsed, Mackandal's students [[Agaté]] and [[Baptiste]] both individually fled the island and ended up in the French colony of [[Louisiana]].<ref name="AC3L"/>
-However, the declaration came too late for Louverture; he had died in a French prison the year before, with the fate of his body unknown even to Eseosa.
+The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. The revolution started in 1791, with the {{Wiki|Haitian Vodou|Vodou}} ceremony at [[Bois Caïman]] led by [[Dutty Boukman]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"</ref> By early 1801, the Maroon and Assassin [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself the absolute ruler of the island and freed all of its slaves.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"</ref> Though interference by the French [[French Empire|Emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his brother-in-law [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"</ref> Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the revolution to a successful conclusion. However, Dessalines' rule quickly turned tyrannical, prompting the Assassin [[Eseosa]] to make plans to remove him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"</ref>
-===Modern History===
+In 1957, Templar-affiliate [[François Duvalier]] was elected President of Haiti, and became responsible for more than ten years of corrupt and murderous leadership. On 21 April 1971, Duvalier was killed by the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref>
-In 1957, [[Templars|Templar]]-affiliate [[François Duvalier]] was elected President of Haiti, and became responsible for more than ten years of corrupt and murderous leadership. On 21 April 1971, Duvalier was killed by the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
+The names of the French colony ''Saint-Domingue'', and the Spanish colony of ''Santo Domingo'', which between themselves divided the island of Hispaniola, both translate to [[Saint Dominic]], a Spanish friar of the Dominican Order.
-==Trivia==
+==Appearances==
-*The names of the French colony ''Saint-Domingue'', and the Spanish colony of ''Santo Domingo'', which between themselves divided the island of Hispaniola, both translate to "{{Wiki|Saint Dominic}}", a Spanish friar of the Dominican Order.
+*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]''
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}[[es:Haití]]
+{{Reflist}}
-[[fr:Haïti]]
+{{FC}}
-[[it:Haiti]]
+{{Initiates}}
-[[zh:海地]]
+{{ACComic}}
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