Miniatures, Toussaint Louverture with some members of his family
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: LucidaGrande; mso-bidi-font-family: LucidaGrande"><FONT face=Calibri>The myth of Dessalines overshadows the myth of Toussaint Louverture:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Toussaint Louverture did not transmit a lineage, and most of the former Haitian families claim a direct ancestry from General Dessalines. Indeed, in the Haitian collective imaginary, Dessalines is considered as the real liberator of the island and not Toussaint Louverture, attenting the European republican tradition.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "ArialMT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT'><?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
Miniatures, Toussaint Louverture with some members of his family
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: LucidaGrande; mso-bidi-font-family: LucidaGrande"><FONT face=Calibri>The myth of Dessalines overshadows the myth of Toussaint Louverture:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Toussaint Louverture did not transmit a lineage, and most of the former Haitian families claim a direct ancestry from General Dessalines. Indeed, in the Haitian collective imaginary, Dessalines is considered as the real liberator of the island and not Toussaint Louverture, attenting the European republican tradition.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "ArialMT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT'><?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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Credits: Aankoop mogelijk gema ...... -van Raalte.
© Nicola lo Calzo
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Nicola lo Calzo
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Miniatures, Toussaint Louverture with some members of his family
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afdruk: 80 × 80cm (31 1/2 × 31 1/2in.)
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Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
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