Hinche
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Hinche (French pronunciation:
History
Spanish Empire 1704–1801
France 1801–1809
Republic of Spanish Haiti 1821–1822
Haiti 1822–1844
Dominican Republic 1844–1937
Colonial era
The island of
The village of Hincha was founded in 1704, by
In 1739 its population was about 500,
Its economy primarily focused on exporting beef to the incipient French colony of Saint-Domingue, where the meat was 750% more expensive.[7] In 1743 it had 19,335 livestock (the second largest in the Spanish colony), and in 1772 the number of livestock rose to 30,000 head, the largest one in the colony.[7]
In 1776, the governors of Saint-Domingue and Santo Domingo agreed in San Miguel de la Atalaya to the creation of a joint commission that would draw the border between the two colonies. The following year, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Aranjuez (1777), and the border between the Spanish and French colonies was plotted.[6]
Hincha was the scene of armed conflict during the
From 1821 to 1937
On 1 December 1821 it was declared in Santo Domingo the independence of the Republic of Spanish Haiti by José Núñez de Cáceres. After this Jean Pierre Boyer invaded the Spanish side of the island. Haiti ruled this whole island for 22 years. In 1844 the former Spanish Haiti declared its independence and became the Dominican Republic.[8]
Neighboring towns and cities like Hincha (now Hinche),
Hinche is the native town of Pedro Santana, first President of the Dominican Republic, as well of José de Guzmán, 1st Viscount of San Rafael de la Angostura, and Charlemagne Péralte, Haitian nationalist leader of Dominican origin who resisted the occupation of Haiti by the United States (1915–1934).
Recent history
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On 18 March 2016, at least 7 people were killed and 30 injured in Henche when a fuel truck exploded while delivering fuel to a Total station in the city. Four homes and 22 vehicles were also destroyed in the accident.[10][11]
Culture
The official religion is Roman Catholicism, but the constitution allows the free choice of religion. There are also many non-Catholic Christian churches in the city and the surrounding communities. Groups, like the Haiti Endowment Fund (HEF) of Southern California send medical missionaries several times a year to provide medicines and basic healthcare. HEF has also helped build community churches. Some of the people also practice vodou.
Cuisine
The cuisine is Créole, French, or a mixture of both. Créole cuisine is like other Caribbean cuisines, but more peppery. Specialties include griot (deep-fried pieces of pork), lambi (conch, considered an aphrodisiac), tassot (jerked beef) and rice with djon-djon (tiny, dark mushrooms). As elsewhere in the Caribbean, lobster is well known here. A wide range of microclimates produces a large assortment of fruits and vegetables. Vegetarians will have a difficult time here, because pig fat is often used in food preparation, so even beans are to be avoided.
The people enjoy a strong, sweet coffee—Rebo is one brand. The
Interesting cuisine-related features of Hinche, include a market and the "Foyer d’Accueil", an unmarked guesthouse above a school that is behind a blue and white church on the eastside of the main square.
Post-earthquake difficulties
In the wake of 12 January 2010, while no casualties or serious damage were reported in Hinche, thousands of refugees began pouring into the town.
Attractions
Hinche can be accessed by road or plane. It has one of the major Haitian airports which has a dirt runway that will allow a small Cessna and single engine planes to land. Usually, these flights are chartered from Port-au-Prince. Mission Aviation Fellowship offers charter flights to Hinche. East of Hinche, Bassin Zim is a 20 m waterfall in a lush setting, a 30-minute drive from town. In the city you will also find the Cathédrale de Sacré-Coeur.
Transportation
Route Nationale 3, the 128-km semi-dirt road northeast from
Media
Radio
- Radio Seven Stars
- Radio Super Continentale
- Radyo Leve Kanpe
- Radyo Vwa Peyizan
- Radio Quotidien FM
- Radio Immaculée Conceptio
- Radio Centre Inter
- Radio CAST FM
- Radio Communautaire de Pandiassou
- Radio MEN FM
- Le Prince FM
- Radio Africa
- Radio Combat FM
Television
- Télé Quotidien
- Tele Pam
- Tele Super Continentale
- Tele Seven Stars
- Tele Leve Kanpe
- Tele MEN
References
- ^ Press, ed. (13 June 2016). "Haiti – FLASH: Municipal elections, final results for 66 communes". Haiti Libre. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ "Comunidad el Pais » veganisimo » Colonos y Emigrantes Canarios en Améruca". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- Franco Pichardo, Franklin J.(2009). "Capítulo XIII: Nueva Guerra de España con Inglaterra". Historia del Pueblo Dominicano (in Spanish) (8th ed.). Santo Domingo: Ediciones Taller. p. 115.
- ^ ISBN 978-84-96505-34-6.
- ^ Franco Pichardo, Franklin J.(2009). "Capítulo XIII: Nueva Guerra de España con Inglaterra". Historia del Pueblo Dominicano (in Spanish) (8th ed.). Santo Domingo: Ediciones Taller. p. 119.
- ^ ISBN 978-84-96505-34-6.
- ^ Franco Pichardo, Franklin J.(2009). "Capítulo XVII: El Período de la España Boba / Capítulo XVIII: Período de Integración con Haití". Historia del Pueblo Dominicano (in Spanish) (8th ed.). Santo Domingo: Ediciones Taller. pp. 176–216.
- ^ "Groupe Immobilier D'Haiti". Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Varios muertos y decenas de heridos por incendio en planta de gasolina en Haití" (in Spanish). Z Digital. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.