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The Spanish Empire controlled the entire island of Hispaniola from the 1490s until the 17th century, when French pirates began establishing bases on the western side of the island. The official name was La Española, meaning "The Spanish (Island)". It was also called Santo Domingo, after Saint Dominic.
Present Island Name Indigenous Name Origin Meaning Hispaniola: Ayiti Quisqueya Taino. Ciguayo [2] Rough earth; Mother of all lands Cuba: Kubao Taino: Large island or place of abundance Puerto Rico: Borikén Taino: Land of the Valiant and Noble Lord Jamaica: Yamayé Taino: Land of Wood and Water or Land of Springs
Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti or Quisqueya to the Taínos (the Spaniards named it La Española, i.e., Hispaniola — now known as the Dominican Republic and Haiti) was divided into five kingdoms, i.e., Xaragua, Maguana, Higüey, Maguá, and Marién. Anacaona was born into a family of caciques.
Haiti (also earlier Hayti) [d] comes from the indigenous Taíno language and means "land of high mountains"; [38] it was the native name [e] for the entire island of Hispaniola. The name was restored by Haitian revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines as the official name of independent Saint-Domingue, as a tribute to the Amerindian predecessors. [42]
The official name was La Española, meaning "The Spanish (Island)". It was also called Santo Domingo, after Saint Dominic. [4] The western part of Hispaniola was neglected by the Spanish authorities, and French buccaneers began to settle first on the island of Tortuga
Quisqueya or Kiskeya or Kiskella, was a term of Taíno origin used to refer to the Island of Hispaniola. In modern times it is used as a name for the Dominican Republic. Quisqueya (or Kiskeya or Kiskella) may also refer to: Quisqueya, a genus of Laeliinae; Quisqueya, Dominican Republic, a municipality of the San Pedro de Macorís province
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The Greater Antilles [1] is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands. Seven island states share the region of the Greater Antilles, with Haiti and the Dominican Republic sharing the island of Hispaniola