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Aux Cayes | |||||||||||
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Property / Coordinate location: 18°12'N, 73°45'W / rank | |||||||||||
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The area was uninhabited until the French colonial administration founded the town of Aux Cayes ("On the cayes"), so named due to its proximity to Île-à-Vache. The town was destroyed twice by hurricanes in 1781 and 1788. In July 1793, the whites in Les Cayes were massacred. (from en:WP) | |||||||||||
Property / Note: The area was uninhabited until the French colonial administration founded the town of Aux Cayes ("On the cayes"), so named due to its proximity to Île-à-Vache. The town was destroyed twice by hurricanes in 1781 and 1788. In July 1793, the whites in Les Cayes were massacred. (from en:WP) / rank | |||||||||||
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Property / Events witnessed: 1781 Hurricane in Saint-Domingue / Haiti / rank | |||||||||||
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Property / Events witnessed: 1781 Hurricane in Saint-Domingue / Haiti / qualifier | |||||||||||
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Property / Events witnessed: 1788 Hurricane in Saint-Domingue / Haiti / rank | |||||||||||
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Property / Events witnessed: 1788 Hurricane in Saint-Domingue / Haiti / qualifier | |||||||||||
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Property / Events witnessed: Les Cayes Massacre, 1793-07 / rank | |||||||||||
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Property / Wikimedia Commons Item image file: Plan de la ville des Cayes (1786).jpg / rank | |||||||||||
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 19 November 2021
city in Haïti (former Saint-Domingue)
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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English | Les Cayes |
city in Haïti (former Saint-Domingue) |
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18°12'15.5"N, 73°45'13.3"W
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The area was uninhabited until the French colonial administration founded the town of Aux Cayes ("On the cayes"), so named due to its proximity to Île-à-Vache. The town was destroyed twice by hurricanes in 1781 and 1788. In July 1793, the whites in Les Cayes were massacred. (from en:WP)
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