1 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁like ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁countries ▁that ▁had ▁relations ▁with ▁Spain , ▁he ▁retired ▁his ▁amb assador ▁from ▁Madrid ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁Resol ution ▁of ▁United ▁Nations ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁However , ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁said ▁recommendation ▁still ▁in ▁force , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁H ait i ▁restored ▁its ▁diplom atic ▁representation ▁in ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Spain ▁established ▁its ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁H ait i , ▁and ▁since ▁then , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁close ▁bil ater al ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁relations ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years , ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁contract s ▁tender ed ▁by ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁Government ▁with ▁international ▁funds , ▁several ▁Spanish ▁engineering , ▁construction ▁and ▁architecture ▁companies ▁have ▁arrived ▁in ▁H ait i . ▁Three ▁Spanish ▁hotel ▁ch ains ▁have ▁also ▁developed ▁small - scale ▁projects ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁tour ism ▁sector . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁country ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁interesting ▁internal ▁market ▁( 1 0 ▁million ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁which ▁ 8 0 % ▁live ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line ) ▁H ait i ▁is ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁platform ▁for ▁export ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁including ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁Es pecially ▁for ▁text ile ▁products . ▁The ▁import ▁of ▁construction