s ▁and ▁Ta ín os . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁bo om ▁that ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁inform al ▁trade ▁of ▁the ▁Cre ole ▁sett lers ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁that ▁went ▁against ▁the ▁mon opol y ▁that ▁the ▁metropol is ▁intended , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁governor ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Os orio ▁ordered ▁between ▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 6 ▁the ▁dep op ulation ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁and ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stop ▁this ▁practice . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁bu can eros , ▁men ▁who ▁lived ▁on ▁cattle ▁hunting ▁and ▁mar oon ▁p igs , ▁the ▁fur ▁trade ▁and ▁to b acco ▁cultiv ation , ▁settled ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁un pop ulated ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁part , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁fil ib ust ers , ▁both ▁of ▁French ▁origin . ▁They ▁first ▁occupied ▁the ▁T urt le ▁Island ▁and ▁later ▁these ▁settlement s ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁claimed ▁by ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 7 , ▁Spain ▁c eded ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁France ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁R ys wick , ▁const itut ing ▁the ▁French ▁Saint ▁Dom ing ue . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁relations ▁ ▁Bil ater al ▁relations ▁between ▁Spain ▁and ▁H ait i ▁are ▁very ▁good , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁H ait i ▁recognized ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁General ▁Franco ▁on ▁April ▁