Cap-Français region
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The Cap-Français region was a prominent colonial area in northern Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), centered on the port city of Cap-Français, which served as a major economic and administrative hub of French rule in the Caribbean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| capitalOf | northern Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Cap-Français NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEraNameOfCenterCity | Cap-Français NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | principal region of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | northern coast of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| governedBy | French colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialLegalSystem | Code Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialMetropole | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialName | Cap-Français region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialPower | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
coffee export
ⓘ
indigo export ⓘ slave-based plantation agriculture ⓘ sugar export ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
export center for plantation products
ⓘ
seat of regional colonial government ⓘ |
| hasHarborType | deep-water port ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasMainEthnicGroups |
French colonists
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ free people of color ⓘ |
| hasPortCity | Cap-Français NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative hub of French rule in the Caribbean
ⓘ
economic hub of French rule in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorState | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorTerritorialEntity | Cap-Haïtien arrondissement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext | Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large enslaved African population
ⓘ
major Atlantic trade connections ⓘ wealthy plantations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saint-Domingue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Caribbean colonies
ⓘ
French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Domingue colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradeNetwork |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Atlantic trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayNameOfCenterCity | Cap-Haïtien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ until Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem | plantation slavery ⓘ |
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