jan 1, 1507 - Census finds only 60,000 natives left in Haiti
Description:
An estimate of 500,000 people were living on Haiti before the Spanish landed there. Due to smallpox epidemics, murder by the Spanish, and terrible living conditions under Spanish rule, the native population dropped by around 88%.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1507
Now
~ 518 years ago