For instance, from February 5–29, 2004, the city was taken over by militants who opposed the rule of the Haïtian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. These contributed to making it a legendary incubator of independent movements since slavery times. After the Haitian Revolution, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Haiti under King Henri I until 1820.Ĭap-Haïtien's long history of independent thought was formed in part by its relative distance from Port-au-Prince, the barrier of mountains between it and the southern part of the country, and a history of large African populations. It was an important city during the colonial period, serving as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from the city's formal foundation in 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince. Previously named Cap‑Français ( Haitian Creole: Kap-Fransè initially Cap-François Haitian Creole: Kap-Franswa) and Cap‑Henri ( Haitian Creole: Kap-Enri) during the rule of Henri I, it was historically nicknamed the Paris of the Antilles, because of its wealth and sophistication, expressed through its architecture and artistic life.
Cap-Haïtien ( French: Haitian Creole: Kap Ayisyen English: Haitian Cape and typically spelled Cape Haitien in English) often referred to as Le Cap or Au Cap, is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord.
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