Although a real endeavor to trace the history of Bainet requires careful searching through archives and collecting oral traditions, we have began an attempt with a simple timeline or chronology. We have largely drawn from Madiou, Ardouin, Rouzier's geographical tomes, Moreau de Saint-Mery, Haitian journals and publications like Le Moniteur or Le Matin, and travel accounts. In addition, any references to Bainet we find in the secondary literature are occasionally sources of information. Furthermore, we did include dates from the precolonial and Spanish colonial period, even though there is no evidence of a Spanish colonial settlement at what later became known as Bainet. However, if the short-lived colonial town of Yaquimo was indeed located near modern Jacmel, we suspect there would have been small indigenous communities in the surrounding area (including today's Bainet) before and during that era. In addition, there are obvious more events or developments in the French colonial period that must be taken into account, such as the free people of color population and the enslaved population.
pre-1492: Indigenous presence suggested by finds during French colonial period. A cave with human remains was found, said to have been used as a site of refuge to escape the Spanish (but possibly far older)
1499: Arrival of Alonso de Ojeda in Yaquimo, apparently with a goal to enslave Indians.
1503: Murder of Anacaona and several other Xaragua elites, orchestrated by Ovando.
1504: Foundation of the pueblo of Yaquimo. According to Moreau de Saint-Mery, it was built at the site of modern Aquin, although others suggest Jacmel. According to Las Casas, the area around Yaquimo was called Brasil by Columbus due to its ample brazilwood. Intriguingly, there is a section of Bainet called Bresilienne.
1506: Diego Velazquez alcalde of Villanueva de Yaquimo
1514: Repartimiento indicates displacement of part of Yaquimo's Indian population, which was sent to mining centers of the island. Among Yaquimo caciques with indigenous names are the following: Taubacote, Camaguarex, Cataguaco, Cayguan Guaraba, Domanicarey, and Macaoquicios. Overall, around 1039 Indians, according to Martinez Almanzar.
1516: Map of Hispaniola by Andres de Morales made. Appears to place Yaquimo at the site of today's Jacmel.
by 1520: Yaquimo deserted
1577: Spanish colonial sources mention Indian and black population in Yaquimo, on a ranch
1678: Publication of Exquemelin's famous book on the buccaneers. Mention of Jacmel and Aquin as ports with ample amounts of brazilwood
1698: Foundation of Compagnie de Saint-Domingue
1703: Census listed families established in Bainet and nearby parishes, including the Saugrain
1718: Bainet became a parish
1725: Law passed prescribing the construction of a church in Bainet
1730: Census found about 700 slaves and only 12 free people of color. 57 indigo plantations in Bainet.
1739: Census indicates growth of coffee plantations and the 'disappearance' of free people of color (presumably classified as 'whites')
1740: 67 Indigo plantations in Bainet
1744: Birth of Julien Raimond
1751: Much of Bainet town destroyed in a hurricane
1773: Nicolson finds Indian remains in Gris-Gris inside a cave
1775: Ordinance established a brigadier
1776: M. de Ennery ordered rebuilding the road from Gris-Gris to Aquin
1781: Hurricane in September destroyed the church
1788: Census indicates 1934 free people of color in Jacmel quartier
1789: Moreau de Saint-Mery described Bainet as having 20 cotton plantations, 20 indigoteries, and 70 coffee plantations. The militia had 60 whites and 240 affranchis. In terms of population Moreau de Saint-Mery wrote it contained 388 whites, 800 affranchis and 5,500 slaves.
1791: Free people of color in Bainet said to be so powerful that the whites didn't send a representative to the colonial assembly in Le Cap. Rebellion of Romaine the Prophetess said to have affected Bainet (at least 3 whites killed by blacks in insurrection, and buried in Bainet, according to Terry Rey). Moreover, Alexandre Boursiquot was accused of orchestrating the killings of 30 whites in Bainet.
1793: Report of Roume of 3000 rebel slaves, led by a white, who sacked Bainet, Jacmel and Cayes de Jacmel
1800: Dessalines takes Bainet from pro-Rigaud forces
1802: Commandant Guillaume authorized former slaves establishing homesteads in the hills for the fee of one gourde. Colonel Gilbon said to have led the insurgents of Bainet's hills against the French (same man?)
1814: Coffee estates Villard and Montra put for sale to increase the number of proprietors
1817: Arbouet listed as representant of Bainet
1818: President Boyer visited Bainet, lowering taxes for some, adjudicating disputes
1819: Thomas Madiou wrote of 5 schools in Bainet, teaching students how to read. Two in the valley, two at Jamaisvu, one at Primature and one in the town. The schools taught a total of 62 students how to read and write. It appears that they were supported or maintained by parents of the students.
1820: Jacques Fequant became new magistrat of Bainet. Colonel Aubin became new commandant de la place of Bainet.
1821: Jean Pierre, residing in Bainet, condemned to die for participating in two murders with Francois dit Aoussa
1823: President Boyer visited Jacmel, where people from Bainet, Marigot, and Saltrou flocked to see him.
1824: Boyer said to have sent many African American immigrants to Bainet (but evidence is lacking).Obin Renaud was commandant de la place.
c.1825: Census figures included in Mackenzie's Notes on Haiti indicate 7,983 people lived in Bainet
1831: Toussaint Louis condemned for taking a horse from Jean Francois
1833: Jean Joseph Lande filed a case against the lieutenant of the rural police, Alexis Chaumeil, for beating him
1834: Colonel Lemaire commandant of Baynet
1839: Pierre-Sanon Soliman murdered his brother, Miracle Solimon.
1840: Bainet's Trou Mahot section under command of lieutenant Charles. Grande-Colline led by Nestant Jacques. Petit Bras led by Garcon Cazales. Mazonne led by Nicaise Jacques, Jamaisvu by Saint Juste Marcille, Gandou by Justin Bourgouin, Gris-Gris by Pointdujour, Bras de la Croix by Michel Juste. In Bainet alone, 1898 habitations or farms in 1840, with only 12 poorly cultivated.
1842: Raphael Pisano listed as priest of Bainet
1843: Garde nationale of Bainet joined the side of the liberal rebels against Boyer's government
1845: Louis Scutt commandant of the commune of Bainet, Michel Lubin inspector of cultures in the commune of Bainet. Mathieu Douge was juge de paix
1846: Fight between Saint Jacques Julien and Cadet Mafonta leads to the latter's death
1847: President of Haiti sent General Villebon to inspect Bainet
1849: Conseil de Notables includes Jourdain fils, Ferdinand Duchemin, Rousselin Carriere, Joseph Fortin, and Jean Ambroise
1853: Emperor Soulouque in Bainet. His recovery from illness leads to celebrations.
1865: Abbey Demoy vicar of Bainet
1867: Jean Domingue the deputy for Bainet
1869: Piquets defeated in July (in context of Salnave and civil wars engulfing the country)
1872: Bernier as deputy of Bainet
1873 (or 1874?) Augustin Dorsan Ambroise deputy for Bainet
1874/5: Trou Mahot section created through the division of Brésilienne
1880: Announcement in Le Moniteur for a public concert in Bainet in August. The music program includes classical compositions.
1881: Magistrat of Bainet a A. Jean-Baptiste. Representative Polanco of Bainet solicited state funds for the construction of the church of Bainet.
1883: Cultivateurs of Bainet among the forces of Francois Manigat against Jacmel
1888: A. Jean-Baptiste a constituant of Bainet
1890: Population of 12,000; President Legitime sent forces from Bainet against Jacmel
1896: An address to the president of Haiti by citizens of Bainet is published in Le Moniteur
1898: President Sam visited Bainet, where arcs of triumph were established for him
1908: Address by the people of Bainet to the President of Haiti published
1912: Haitian painter Micius Stephane born in Bainet
1917: Birth of painter Edger Jean-Baptiste.
1926: Gerald Bloncourt born in Bainet. Paul Laguerre named as member of Communal Commission.
1928: Drought in the arrondissement of Jacmel particularly hurt Bainet. But flooding occurred in November in Bainet
1931: Article in Le Matin on Bainet mentions President Vincent's campaign stop there for the 1930 Presidential Election
1932: Letter published in Le Nouvelliste mentions economic hardship in Bainet since 1928, and difficulties paying taxes
1935: Murder of Deputy Ferere Laguerre (as well as his other relatives) in a feud with the Pierre-Louis family
1937: Christian Adrien mentioned in Le Nouvelliste as magistrat of Bainet
1950: Rossini Pierre-Louis still serving as Deputy of Bainet
1953: Haiti Sun runs an article on Bainet entitled "Venus of Haiti"
1963: Bainet struck by Hurricane Flora
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