Edited sentence: During that time, from 1492 to the mid 1500s, African captives, who could escape the Spanish, were usually hosted by native maroons and shared their life.It is in their memory that the revolutionaries of the time named the  new independent country "Ayiti" and celebrated this event with a meal that was  and still is very popular and sought after in the Caribbean.Not for nothing, but is it necessary to remind that Joumou is native to the region and was imported into Europe probably by Columbus.The untold story is that both the name "Ayiti" and the Soup Joumou represent above all the gratitude of blacks for the native populations, for the hospitality and the fraternity they shared during the days of the first maroons.This story is very superficial and almost degrading for the people who fought for independence.Those natives taught them how to survive on this land; what to eat and not to eat, which plant has medicinal values and other vital knowledge