Quiz.HaitiLibre presents a twice-weekly column titled "Did You Know?". Today we ask : What was the capital of the colony of Saint-Domingue, often nicknamed the "Paris of the Antilles"...?

"Did you know that during the 18th century, the city of Cap-Français—now known as Cap-Haïtien—was the most important economic, cultural, and social hub of Saint-Domingue ?

Located on the north coast of the island, this port city was the major departure point for ships loaded with precious goods heading to Europe.Due to its elegant architecture, its regular layout, its rich stone residences, its lively theaters and its intense social life, it quickly inherited the prestigious nickname of 'Paris of the Antilles'.

Rich planters and large merchants displayed an insolent luxury there that rivaled that of the great European metropolises.Although Port-au-Prince became the official administrative capital of the colony in 1749, Cap-Français remained the true symbol of the material and cultural opulence resulting from colonial exploitation."

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