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8014: Hispaniola (fwd)
From: David Geggus <dgeggus@history.ufl.edu>
According to a 1934 article by Edmond Mangones, it was the "U.S. Geographic
Board" that adopted the term Hispaniola. I don't think he said the
Dominicans were behind it, but he did mention a protest by the Dominican
Academy of History to the effect that Santo Domingo was its preferred term,
although Hispaniola was better than 'another unpleasant alternative.' The
Dominican National Teaching Council added that the term Haiti would be
unacceptable to most Dominicans.
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