Dajabón River
The Dajabón River (also called Massacre River) (French: Rivière du Massacre; Spanish: río Masacre) is a river which forms the northernmost part of the international border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[1]
| Dajabón River Massacre River | |
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  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Dominican Republic and Haiti |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 19°42′07″N 71°45′31″W |
• elevation | Sea level |
The river got the name "Massacre River" because it was the site of the killing of thirty French buccaneers by Spanish settlers in 1728.[2][3] The name became newly popular after being the site of many killings during the Parsley Massacre—though the event was not, contrary to popular belief, the origin of its name.[4]
References
- "Massacre River". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, GeoNames server. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- Jackson, Joe (8 December 2014). "Friendship bridge over Dajabon Massacre River". Al Jazeera.
- "The Origin of the Massacre Name for the Dajabon River". The Dominicans. 5 January 2019.
- Bishop, Marlon (7 October 2017). "80 Years On, Dominicans And Haitians Revisit Painful Memories Of Parsley Massacre". NPR.
- The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
- CIA map
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