Baynoa

Baynoa lies near the northwestern coast of Hispaniola, across the water from the island of Tortuga. French settlers established Port-de-Paix on this coast in 1665 after being driven from Tortuga by the English. In 1676 the town replaced Tortuga as the seat of government of French Saint-Domingue, a position it retained until the capital moved to Cap-Français in 1711.