Charlemagne Peralte killed in Haiti in 1919 by U.S. Marines.
Eduardo Galeano.
The first day of this year, freedom fulfilled two centuries of life in the world. Nobody knew, or almost nobody. A few days later, the country's birthday, Haiti, came to occupy some space in the media, but not for the anniversary of universal freedom, but because there was unleashed a bloodbath that ended up turning to President Aristide. Haiti was the first country to abolish slavery. However, available through most widespread and most educational texts attributed to England this historic honor. It is true that one day he changed his mind the empire that was world champion of the slave trade, but the British abolition came in 1807, three years after the Haitian Revolution, and was so unconvincing that in 1832 England had to re-ban slavery. Nothing again ninguneo Haiti. For two centuries, suffered scorn and punishment. Thomas Jefferson, hero of freedom and slave owner, warned that Haiti came from the bad example, and said we had to "confine the plague in the island." His country listened. The United States delayed sixty years in granting diplomatic recognition to the freest of nations. Meanwhile, in Brazil, called Haitianism to disorder and violence. Owners of escaped black arms of Haiti until 1888. That year, Brazil abolished slavery. It was the last country in the world. Haiti has once again become an invisible country until the next bloodbath. While at the screens and pages, earlier this year, transmitted media confusion and violence and confirmed that the Haitians were born to do good and evil and do evil with good. Since its revolution, Haiti has only been able to offer tragedies. It was a happy and prosperous colony and is now the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Revolutions, certain specialists concluded, lead to the abyss. And some said, and others suggested that the Haitian tendency to fratricide derives from the wild heritage that comes from Africa. The mandate of the ancestors. The black curse, which pushes the crime and chaos. Of the white curse not speak. The French Revolution had abolished slavery, but Napoleon Risen: - What has been the most successful scheme for the colonies? -The previous. "Well, to be restored.
And to reinstate slavery in Haiti, sent more than fifty ships full of soldiers. Blacks rebels defeated France and won national independence and liberation of the slaves. In 1804, they inherited a land ravaged by the devastating sugar cane plantations and country burnt by the fierce war. And inherited "the French debt." France claimed face the humiliation inflicted on Napoleon Bonaparte. Shortly after birth, Haiti had to agree to pay a huge indemnity, for the damage they had liberated. That atonement for the sin of freedom will cost 150 million gold francs. The new country was strangled by the rope tied around his neck: a fortune that now amount to 21.700 billion or 44 total budgets of Haiti today. Much more than a century led the debt, usury interests were multiplying. In 1938 he met, at last, the final redemption. By then, Haiti and belonged to the banks in the United States. In exchange for this fortune, France officially recognized the new nation. No other country recognized. Haiti was born condemned to solitude. Neither Simon Bolivar recognized, although he owed everything. Ships, weapons and soldiers had given Haiti in 1816, when Bolívar arrived on the island, defeated, and called for protection and assistance. All gave Haiti, with the sole condition that he free the slaves, an idea that until then had thought. Then the hero succeeded in its war of independence and expressed his gratitude by sending to Port-au-Prince a sword as a gift. Recognition, no way. In fact, the English colonies had become independent countries were still slaves, although some were also laws prohibiting. Bolivar delivered his in 1821, but was not really aware of it. Thirty years later, in 1851, abolished slavery Colombia, and Venezuela in 1854. In 1915, U.S. Marines landed in Haiti. They stayed nineteen years. The first thing they did was take the customs and tax collection office. The occupation army retained the Haitian president's salary until he resigned himself to sign the liquidation of the Banco de la Nacion, which became a branch of Citibank in New York. The president and all the other blacks were not allowed in hotels, restaurants and exclusive clubs of foreign power. The occupants did not dare to restore slavery, but imposed forced labor for public works. And they killed a lot. It was not easy to put out the fires of resistance. The guerrilla chief, Charlemagne Peralte, nailed to cross against a door, was exhibited, as a warning, in the public square. The civilizing mission ended in 1934. The occupiers withdrew, leaving in place a National Guard, made by them to exterminate any possible trace of democracy. The same was done in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Some time later, Duvalier was the Haitian equivalent of Somoza and Trujillo. And so, from dictator to dictator, from promise to betrayal, were added the miseries and years. 
Aristide, the rebel priest, became president in 1991. It lasted a few months. The United States government helped him down, took him, subjected him to treatment and recycling it back again in the arms of the marines, to the presidency. And again helped to demolish it, in the year 2004, and again there was killing. And once again the Marines, they always return, as gripe.Pero international experts are far more devastating to the invading troops. Country submissive to the orders of the World Bank and IMF, Haiti had obeyed his instructions without question. They paid denying the bread and salt. I froze credit, though he had dismantled the state and had cleared all tariffs and subsidies protecting domestic production. The rice farmers, who were the majority, became beggars or boat people. Many have been and are going to end up in the depths of the Caribbean, but these are not shipwrecked Cuban and rarely appear in the diarios.Ahora Haiti imports all its rice from the United States, where international experts, which are quite absent-minded people , forgot to ban tariffs and subsidies that protect domestic production. At the border where it ends the Dominican Republic and Haiti begins, there is a large sign that says: The bad path. On the other hand, is black hell. Blood and hunger, misery, pestes.En that dreaded hell, all are sculptors. The Haitians have a habit of collecting old cans and scrap metal and old masters, cutting and hammering, her hands create wonders offered in popular markets.
Haiti is a country thrown into landfill, and eternal punishment of its dignity. Therein lies, like scrap metal. Expect the hands of its people. Aristide, the rebel priest, became president in 1991. It lasted a few months. The United States government helped him down, took him, subjected him to treatment and recycling it back again in the arms of the marines, to the presidency. And again helped to demolish it, in the year 2004, and again there was killing. And once again the Marines, they always return, as gripe.Pero international experts are far more devastating to the invading troops. Country submissive to the orders of the World Bank and IMF, Haiti had obeyed his instructions without question. They paid denying the bread and salt. I froze credit, though he had dismantled the state and had cleared all tariffs and subsidies protecting domestic production. The rice farmers, who were the majority, became beggars or boat people. Many have been and are going to end up in the depths of the Caribbean, but these are not shipwrecked Cuban and rarely appear in the diarios.Ahora Haiti imports all its rice from the United States, where international experts, which are quite absent-minded people , forgot to ban tariffs and subsidies that protect domestic production. At the border where it ends the Dominican Republic and Haiti begins, there is a large sign that says: The bad path. On the other hand, is black hell. Blood and hunger, misery, pestes.En that dreaded hell, all are sculptors. The Haitians have a habit of collecting old cans and scrap metal and old masters, cutting and hammering, her hands create wonders offered in popular markets. 
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