Revolution in a single country? Henry Christophe and the diffusion of the Haitian revolutionary ideology in the Atlantic World
In this paper I propose to analyze the foreign policy of Henry Christophe, as President and as King of the North of Haiti from 1807-1820. Inparticular, I am interested in studying his relations with the hegemonic powers and how he spread the ideology of the Haitian revolution in the Atlantic world....
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RIHALC/article/view/24496 |
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| Sumario: | In this paper I propose to analyze the foreign policy of Henry Christophe, as President and as King of the North of Haiti from 1807-1820. Inparticular, I am interested in studying his relations with the hegemonic powers and how he spread the ideology of the Haitian revolution in the Atlantic world. One of my hypotheses is that while he maintained a determined anti-colonial stance against France, and a neutral stance with Spain, he maintained a strong alliance with England. The first is explained as a continuation of the pro-independence feat and as a defensive policy against the constant threat of recolonization by the former metropolis. The second, as an attempt not to generate conflicts with a neighbouring power. And the third, as a pragmatic and ideological alliance, because England was not only the main enemy of France, but had become a promoter of the abolition of the slave trade in the world. In addition, I try to demonstrate that, although Henry Christophe maintained an isolationist rhetoric, he sought to spread the Haitian revolution beyond the borders of his country. He pursued this policy through the seizure of slave ships, the promotion of African-American immigration to Haiti, the attempt to buy Santo Domingo and the promotion of an intellectual campaign against the slave culture, colonial and racist prevailing in his time. Thus, indirectly and without jeopardizing the nascent state, he tried to continue and expand Haiti's revolutionary ideology. |
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