Pierre Fethiere

La Plaine Du Fond Pierre Fethiere

After the loss of Puerto Cabello, the defeat of Ocumare, of Carùpano, he left his country for exile and settled in Jamaica. All attempts to find aid failed. That is then he decided to write to president Pétion and come to Haiti. As you know we have decided this week to go research our local cultural heritage. Our City of Les Cayes, having played an important role in what it is fit to call the Expedition of Les Cayes, it is clear that a brief historical reminder to present generations of the real and effective participation of our region in the liberation and independence of the countries of Latin America. While leaving Jamaica on a boat called 'La Popa' Bolivar learns in high seas from Captain Giona, of the schooner the 'Républicaine', coming from Cartagena, that the last defenders of this city had to evacuate. More than 2,000 people, remains of the last republican forces, from Venezuela and New Grenada had embarked, in the middle of the worst torments, fleeing this city to escape a sure death reserved for them by general Morillo. More than ever Bolivar decided to come to Haiti immediately, particularly to Les Cayes where Brion and other exiles were already waiting for him