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HISTORY OF SAMANÁ
3600 years BC
Archaeological research recently carried out in the municipal district of Las Galeras, led by archaeologist Adolfo López Belando, speaks of native peoples who inhabited these lands 3,600 years before Christ. They are the so-called archaic peoples. These original settlers lived in large huts protected by the rocky shelters of Cape Samaná: They buried their dead in cemeteries in funerary bundles with a very elaborate ritual; They hunted, fished, and gathered shellfish and fruits. They used stone tools made from the marble of the area and traded with places far away from the island.
5th century AD
Later, in the fifth century A.D., the Saladoid groups colonized the Samaná Peninsula and settled on the southern coast, in El Francés, bringing very advanced agricultural systems and probably coming from Puerto Rico. They were hunters, fishermen, shellfish gatherers and farmers.
1493
Upon the arrival of Christopher Columbus in Samaná, he had his first violent confrontation with these settlers who did not hesitate to use their arrows against them. It was clear that the ciguayos were not so docile.
1510
Unlike in other parts of the island, no African slaves were brought to Samaná. In Samaná there were no black slaves because there were no plantations in the area. Perhaps there may have been black maroons who fled from other areas of the island, never rebelled. What was in Samaná were French buccaneers who hunted feral pigs in the mountains and boat traffic of French smugglers and pirates who used the north coast to supply water and as anchorages in case of storms, specifically in Morón and the mouth of the Limón River.
1605
The so-called devastations of Osorio on the north coast put a stop to smuggling because there was no one to sell the contraband products to; in Samaná there was no consequence of the so-called "devastations" because there were no populations, nor did pirates, buccaneers or smugglers arrive.
1756
The Canarians were distributed in various areas of the island and those they brought to Samaná (to Santa Bárbara and Sabana De La Mar) were to populate it and thus hinder possible settlements by foreign powers; at that time there was still no village or settlement of anyone in Samaná.
1795
BASEL TREATY This treaty meant that France received from Spain the entire Spanish colony of Santo Domingo, including the peninsula of Samana, in exchange for ceding its conquests in the Pyrenees.
1801
The Haitian invasion takes place. Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Revolution, freed enslaved people for the first time in history. invaded the eastern part of the island, controlling Santo Domingo and Samaná.
1808
SPANISH RECONQUEST. On November 10, Napoleon's forces, under the command of Governor Ferrand, were defeated at the Battle of Palo Hincado by the Creoles. This battle put an end to French rule and began the period known as Dumb Spain.
1824
The independence of the United States of America was achieved, among other things, by the triumph of the anti-slavery states of the North over the states of the South with a tradition of slavery, only this triumph definitively consolidated the new American democracy. Slaves on the former cotton plantations of New Orleans, Alabama, and Mississippi feared a setback at any moment and a return to their former enslaved condition. They received an offer from the Haitian ruler Jean Pierre Boyer to settle them as free men and with certain facilities, in the territory of the eastern part of the island of Santo Domingo, specifically Puerto Plata and Samaná, since at that time it was Haitian territory. This settlement and its firm Methodist religious adherence, reproduced its popular traits, the cult, as well as highlighting the contributions of its cuisine among which we count biscuits, breads, fish with coconut, and standing out with great contributions to the cultural diversity of Samané.
1844
The Dominican War of Independence took place, which was the historical process that began on February 27, 1844, with the proclamation of the independent Dominican Republic, after 22 years of occupation of Haiti.
2023
Despite the fact that Samaná experienced invasions and attempts to sell the peninsula due to its strategic geographical position, its community has been resilient in the face of the onslaught of history. Today it represents natural abundance and multiculturalism, with landscapes where the sea meets the mountain, languages such as English, French and Italian are common. Its inhabitants have been able to build in this multicultural paradise where today freed blacks, Creoles of Cibao, Italians, French, Spaniards, among many other cultures, coexist.
3600 years BC
Archaeological research recently carried out in the municipal district of Las Galeras, led by archaeologist Adolfo López Belando, speaks of native peoples who inhabited these lands 3,600 years before Christ. They are the so-called archaic peoples. These original settlers lived in large huts protected by the rocky shelters of Cape Samaná: They buried their dead in cemeteries in funerary bundles with a very elaborate ritual; They hunted, fished, and gathered shellfish and fruits. They used stone tools made from the marble of the area and traded with places far away from the island.
5th century AD
Later, in the fifth century A.D., the Saladoid groups colonized the Samaná Peninsula and settled on the southern coast, in El Francés, bringing very advanced agricultural systems and probably coming from Puerto Rico. They were hunters, fishermen, shellfish gatherers and farmers.
1493
Upon the arrival of Christopher Columbus in Samaná, he had his first violent confrontation with these settlers who did not hesitate to use their arrows against them. It was clear that the ciguayos were not so docile.
1510
Unlike in other parts of the island, no African slaves were brought to Samaná. In Samaná there were no black slaves because there were no plantations in the area. Perhaps there may have been black maroons who fled from other areas of the island, never rebelled. What was in Samaná were French buccaneers who hunted feral pigs in the mountains and boat traffic of French smugglers and pirates who used the north coast to supply water and as anchorages in case of storms, specifically in Morón and the mouth of the Limón River.
1605
The so-called devastations of Osorio on the north coast put a stop to smuggling because there was no one to sell the contraband products to; in Samaná there was no consequence of the so-called "devastations" because there were no populations, nor did pirates, buccaneers or smugglers arrive.
1756
The Canarians were distributed in various areas of the island and those they brought to Samaná (to Santa Bárbara and Sabana De La Mar) were to populate it and thus hinder possible settlements by foreign powers; at that time there was still no village or settlement of anyone in Samaná.
1795
BASEL TREATY This treaty meant that France received from Spain the entire Spanish colony of Santo Domingo, including the peninsula of Samana, in exchange for ceding its conquests in the Pyrenees.
1801
The Haitian invasion takes place. Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Revolution, freed enslaved people for the first time in history. invaded the eastern part of the island, controlling Santo Domingo and Samaná.
1808
SPANISH RECONQUEST. On November 10, Napoleon's forces, under the command of Governor Ferrand, were defeated at the Battle of Palo Hincado by the Creoles. This battle put an end to French rule and began the period known as Dumb Spain.
1824
The independence of the United States of America was achieved, among other things, by the triumph of the anti-slavery states of the North over the states of the South with a tradition of slavery, only this triumph definitively consolidated the new American democracy. Slaves on the former cotton plantations of New Orleans, Alabama, and Mississippi feared a setback at any moment and a return to their former enslaved condition. They received an offer from the Haitian ruler Jean Pierre Boyer to settle them as free men and with certain facilities, in the territory of the eastern part of the island of Santo Domingo, specifically Puerto Plata and Samaná, since at that time it was Haitian territory. This settlement and its firm Methodist religious adherence, reproduced its popular traits, the cult, as well as highlighting the contributions of its cuisine among which we count biscuits, breads, fish with coconut, and standing out with great contributions to the cultural diversity of Samané.
1844
The Dominican War of Independence took place, which was the historical process that began on February 27, 1844, with the proclamation of the independent Dominican Republic, after 22 years of occupation of Haiti.
2023
Despite the fact that Samaná experienced invasions and attempts to sell the peninsula due to its strategic geographical position, its community has been resilient in the face of the onslaught of history. Today it represents natural abundance and multiculturalism, with landscapes where the sea meets the mountain, languages such as English, French and Italian are common. Its inhabitants have been able to build in this multicultural paradise where today freed blacks, Creoles of Cibao, Italians, French, Spaniards, among many other cultures, coexist.