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Les Cayes
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Aux Cayes
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Stadt auf Haiti
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18°12'N, 73°45'W
Latitude18.2
Longitude-73.75
Precision0.016666666666667
Globehttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2
 
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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
 
Note: Town destroyed and rebuilt
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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
 
Note: Town destroyed an rebuilt
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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)
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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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    Town destroyed and rebuilt
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