Atlantic Studies Pub Date : 2020-04-17 , DOI: 10.1080/14788810.2020.1751511 Antony Wayne Keane-Dawes 1
ABSTRACT
In 1825, France recognized its former colony Haiti's independence, ending an over twenty-year struggle for the black republic to obtain legal recognition as a sovereign state but saddling it with a financial indemnity that crippled its economy. This article argues that France's formal recognition of the republic gave Haiti an important advantage to defend its sovereignty as a legitimate nation, as well as its political union with Santo Domingo in 1822. In doing so, the study brings together two bodies of literature that rarely speak to one another: nineteenth-century Haitian diplomatic history and works treating Dominicans’ experience under Haitian rule. This article will focus on the aftermath of French recognition of Haitian independence that affected British commercial negotiations with Haiti. Finally, it will examine how Haiti's recognized independence forced the Spanish to enter diplomatic talks with the Haitians over sovereignty and rule in Santo Domingo.
中文翻译:
外交承认的好处:海地废奴主义和多米尼加共和国在大西洋世界的统治,1822-1830年
摘要
1825年,法国承认其前殖民地海地的独立,结束了长达20年的争取黑人共和国争取法律承认为主权国家的斗争,但使该国背负了损害其经济的金融赔偿。本文认为,法国对共和国的正式承认使海地在捍卫其作为合法国家的主权以及1822年与圣多明各的政治联盟方面具有了重要优势。在此过程中,这项研究汇集了两个文学机构,这些文学机构很少互相交谈:19世纪的海地外交历史和著作,讲述了多米尼加人在海地统治下的经历。本文将重点讨论法国承认海地独立之后对英国与海地进行商业谈判的影响。最后,它将研究海地