Also known as: Cap-Haïtien, Le Cap, Cap François, Cape François
Last updated: April 26, 2026
The principal city and capital of the northern province of Saint-Domingue, known as the 'Paris of the Antilles' for its wealth and culture. Cap-Français was the administrative and commercial center of the colony, home to the colonial governor and the island's largest free colored and enslaved populations. The city was burned by the revolutionary forces in 1793 and partly destroyed. After independence it was renamed Cap-Haïtien and served as Haiti's capital until 1807.
Arrived at Cap-Français in November 1791 into a colony already at war
Site of the Pères de la Charité hospital where he and his mother were enslaved; he attacked Le Cap partly to free his mother.
The French garrison from which Petit-Noël captured the artillery
His revolt triggered the June 1793 urban warfare that destroyed the colonial capital; Popkin captures the moment with Galbaud in the harbor water, holding his watch in his mouth to keep it dry.
Born in Cap-Français in 1778; her family's Hôtel de la Couronne was where the young enslaved Henri Christophe worked and where they first met.
Governed from Cap-Français as the colony's principal administrative center
Commanded the defense of Cap-Français for the French republic in 1793-1794, refusing Spanish and British offers.
Bréda Plantation was near Cap-Français, Bayon's base of operations
Operated as a political agitator in Cap-Français; was a member of the theater club formed by the former Leopardins in October 1792.
Served on the Superior Council at Cap-François and co-founded the Cercle des Philadelphes there; the city's market, assembly, and social control provisions are the spatial anchor of his legal documentation.
Lived in or near Cap-Français, the colonial capital of the North Province, where he was socially visible and could appear at the governor-general's table.
Lived in the besieged Cap-Français of 1802-1803; her writing is indispensable for the social atmosphere of the colony's last French days.
Cap-Français was destroyed in the fighting
The combat took place in the streets of Cap-Français
His head was displayed on a pike in Cap-Français
The colonial assembly had met at Cap-Français
The proclamation was issued in Cap-Français during the June 1793 urban crisis
Cap-Français was the primary landing point; Christophe burned the city before retreating
Mackandal was burned at the stake at Cap-Français in January 1758
The proclamation was issued from Cap-Français after the June 1793 crisis that had nearly destroyed commissioner authority
Cap-Français was the colonial center where the executions were staged
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Vertières is located on the outskirts of Cap-Français (Cap-Haïtien)
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Cap-Français - The plain's commercial outlet
Capital of the northern province of Saint-Domingue.
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Cap-Français - Coastal port, affected by both seasons
Français --- Birthplace of Marie-Louise, center of the revolution
Cap-Français - Where the theater was segregated
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Cap-Français - The market town, the outlet for production
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