RUN ACROSS HAITI® ROUTE HIGHLIGHT: Day 3, Ennery
POPULATION
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HISTORY
The name Ennery was first given in 1776 during the Treaty of demarcation between the France and Spain, where Spain recognizes France’s presence on Hispaniola and ceded the western region of the island.
DESCRIPTION
31,285
HISTORY
The name Ennery was first given in 1776 during the Treaty of demarcation between the France and Spain, where Spain recognizes France’s presence on Hispaniola and ceded the western region of the island.
DESCRIPTION
- Ennery is a predominantly rural commune in the Arbonite Department of Haiti consisting of “hills” and plains.
- Ennery is also known as a tourist spot, attracting tourists and business people looking for a quiet and calm destination, away from the crowds that typically flock to other, busier tourist locations on the island.
- Ennery is the birthplace of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian revolution and namesake of the airport in Port-au-Prince, and has a statue and museum erected in his honor.
- Although he died before declaring victory, his achievements set the grounds for the Black army's absolute victory and for Jean-Jacques Dessalines to declare the sovereign state of Haiti in January 1804.
