Port-au-Prince

City · 1749 CE · in North America

Capital of Haiti (1792–1802), Empire of Haiti (1805–1806), Republic of Haiti (1936–today).

Riyadh (1746 CE): Capital of Emirate of Nejd (1824–1891), Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1932), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1936–today).
Mandalay (c. 1752 CE): Capital of Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1819).
Kuwait City (1752 CE): Capital of State of Kuwait (1961–1989), Kuwait (1991–today).
Amarapura (c. 1752 CE): Capital of Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1819).
Shwebo (1752 CE): Capital of Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1819).
Surakarta (1745 CE): Capital of Surakarta Sunanate (1745–1829).
Diriyah (c. 1744 CE): Capital of Emirate of Diriyah (1744–1818).
Laredo (1755 CE): Capital of Republic of the Rio Grande (1840–1840).
Yogyakarta (1756 CE): Capital of Republic of Indonesia (1946–1948).
Corte (c. 1757 CE): Capital of Corsican Republic (1757–1768).

Around the same time and place

Simón Bolívar (1783 CE – 1830 CE): Caracas-born leader who led the independence of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia from Spain, known as El Libertador.
Haitian Revolution (1791–1804 CE): Uprising of enslaved people in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that abolished slavery and created Haiti, the first state founded by formerly enslaved people.
Spanish treasure fleet (1566–1790 CE): Convoys of the Flota de Indias sailed from Seville (later Cádiz) to Veracruz, Cartagena and Portobelo, gathered at Havana, and returned via the Florida Straits and the Azores laden with American silver and gold.
Toussaint Louverture (c. 1743 CE – 1803 CE): Formerly enslaved general who led the Haitian Revolution and governed Saint-Domingue; he was seized by the French and died in prison in France.
Kingstown (1722 CE): Capital of Saint Vincent (1979–today).
Golden Age of Piracy (c. 1650–1730 CE): Period of widespread piracy in the Caribbean and Atlantic; Nassau in the Bahamas served as a pirate base until the British restored order in 1718.