| − | '''Hispaniola''' was the first [[Spain|Spanish]] colony in the [[New World]], and one of [[Christopher Columbus]]'s first discoveries. Today Hispaniola has two countries separated by mountains: its eastern two thirds is the [[Dominican Republic]], while its western one-third is [[Haiti]]. | + | '''Hispaniola''' was the first [[Spain|Spanish]] colony in the [[New World]], and one of [[Christopher Columbus]]'s first discoveries. Today, Hispaniola has two countries separated by mountains: its eastern two thirds is the [[Dominican Republic]], while its western one-third is [[Haiti]]. |