 Henri Christophe renamed the city "Port-aux-Crimes" after the assassination of Jacques I at Pont Larnage (now known as Pont-Rouge, and located north of the city).Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the island of Hispaniola was inhabited by people known as the Taíno, who arrived in approximately 2600 BC in large dugout canoes.They are believed to come primarily from what is now eastern Venezuela.