
Within a year, rebel slaves had taken over a third of Hispaniola. Ten years of brutal fighting later, Haiti became the first independent nation in Latin America and the only nation ever successfully founded by a slave rebellion.
Within a year, rebel slaves had taken over a third of Hispaniola. Ten years of brutal fighting later, Haiti became the first independent nation in Latin America and the only nation ever successfully founded by a slave rebellion.
Sinister: from the Latin “left” because of the evil connotations of omens “on the left,” emphasized further by Latin Mass. Adds a fun layer to the hyper-Christian, left-handed Ned Flanders and the title character of “Dexter,” the Latin word designating the right-handed, good omens.