Hispaniola

Also known as Isla Espanola, Hispanola, Isla Española, La Isla Española, La Hispaniola, Island of Hispaniola, Hispaniola Island, Island of Santo Domingo

Hispaniola is an island in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean, located between Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is the most populous island in the West Indies and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba. Covering an area of , it is divided into two separate sovereign countries: the Spanish–speaking Dominican Republic () to the east and the French and Haitian Creole–speaking Haiti () to the west. The only other divided island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, which is shared between France () and the Netherlands (). At the time of the European arrival of Christopher Columbus, Hispaniola was home

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Hispaniola is a Caribbean island divided between two countries—the Dominican Republic and Haiti—and is the most populous island in the West Indies. It matters as a significant geographic and political entity in the Caribbean region, hosting millions of people across its two distinct nations with different languages and histories.

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Islands.name: Hispaniola
Islands.image_name: ISS027-E-17333 - View of Dominican Republic.jpg
Islands.image_caption: View from the ISS, 2011
Islands.map_image: Hispaniola.png
Islands.map_caption: Map of Hispaniola
Islands.pushpin_map: Greater Antilles#Caribbean# North America#World
Islands.pushpin_relief: y
Islands.location: The Caribbean Sea
Islands.archipelago: Greater Antilles
Islands.area_km2: 76192
Islands.rank: 22nd
Islands.coastline_km: 3059
Islands.highest_mount: Pico Duarte
Islands.elevation_m: 3175
Islands.country: Dominican Republic11,510,730
Islands.country_area_km2: 48,445
Islands.country_capital_and_largest_city: Santo Domingo
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 1,029,117

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Wikidata facts

Population: 22261005
Area: 76420
Elevation: 3098
Image: ISS-20 Caribbean island of Hispaniola from the ISS.jpg
Perimeter: 3059

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Contents

Etymology
Indigenous rule
Spanish rule
Spanish and French rule
Independence
United States occupation
History
Pre-Columbian
Post-Columbian
16th century: gold, sugar and pirates
17th century: European skirmishes, division of the island and trade
18th century to 19th century: Independence
20th century to present: Foreign intervention, dictatorships, aftermath
Geography
Climate
Fauna
Flora
Demographics
Ethnic composition
Economics
Natural resources
Human development
Notes
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Hispaniola is the site of the first European fort in the Americas, La Navidad (1492–1493), the first settlement, La Isabela (1493–1500), and the first permanent settlement, the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (1498–present). These settlements were founded successively during each of Columbus's first three voyages under the patronage of the Spanish Empire.