The life of most Haitians is dismal:…

1840 CE to 1851 CE

The life of most Haitians is dismal: more than ninety percent of the population will be illiterate as late as 1915.

The average annual income in the mid-nineteenth century is only US$20.

Not only are people poor, but tropical diseases such as malaria, hookworm, yaws, and intestinal infections are endemic, leading to high mortality rates.

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Christians, Roman Catholic View → Spaniards (Latins) View → Jamaica (British Colony) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, (first) Empire of View → Haiti, Republic of View → Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Santo Domingo, Haitian Occupation of View →

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