Port-au-Prince

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Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.

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Port-au-Prince: Saint-Domingue
The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Taíno. It was first incorporated under French colonial rule in 1749.
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Port-au-Prince: Saint-Domingue, August 1791
By then, the colonial administration was convinced that a capital needed to be chosen, in order to better control the French portion of Hispaniola (Saint-Domingue).
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