Campus Paul Viaud

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Official Historical Declaration

Issued by the Office of the Rector-President

University of Xaragua – Sovereign Academic Organ of the Xaragua State

Paul Viaud Campus

In accordance with the sovereign authority granted to the University of Xaragua under the Charter of the Private Indigenous State of Xaragua, and pursuant to its historical, ancestral, and territorial continuity, the following institutional declaration is issued:

The establishment of the Paul Viaud Campus as the principal seat of the University of Xaragua represents not merely a logistical decision, but the formal recognition of a sacred lineage of education, entrepreneurship, and territorial stewardship. This campus stands upon the historic lands developed, preserved, and legally maintained by Paul Viaud, a Taíno-descended businessman, landowner, and pillar of Miragoâne’s economic and social history.

Long before the formal proclamation of the Xaragua State and the foundation of its University, Paul Viaud’s estate served as a refuge for educators arriving from Port-au-Prince. These individuals, hosted and protected within his real estate complex, sowed the seeds of intellectual growth in the South. Their presence—facilitated by the hospitality, foresight, and commitment of Paul Viaud—marked the beginning of a quiet but enduring academic sovereignty.

Today, by decree of the Rector-President and under the sovereign law of Xaragua, this same estate is canonically and politically recognized as the Paul Viaud Campus, the principal campus of the University of Xaragua. Its mission is now elevated: from sheltering teachers to training governors, from hosting knowledge to defending sovereignty.

This continuity of purpose is neither symbolic nor incidental. It is the institutional and juridical materialization of a legacy, one that binds ancestral duty to modern political vision. In so doing, the Xaragua State affirms its rootedness, honors its lineage, and anchors its future in the unbroken thread of land, law, and learning.

Paul Viaud’s legacy is thus enshrined as foundational to the academic sovereignty of Xaragua. Through this recognition, the State formally acknowledges his contribution as a cornerstone of the national mission: to educate, structure, and defend.

University of Xaragua – Paul Viaud Campus

Educate. Structure. Defend.

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In Honor of Mr. Paul Viaud

Mr. Paul Viaud consistently advocated for elite, structured, and values-based education for his descendants. A man of vision and discipline, he understood that territorial stewardship and intellectual refinement were inseparable pillars of dignity and sovereignty.

Today, the utilization of his estate—strategically located in the historic city center of Miragoâne—as the principal academic site of the University of Xaragua, constitutes a solemn act of institutional recognition by his descendants and by the State itself.

This act is not only a tribute to a patriarch, but a fulfillment of his mission: to ensure that the lands he built and preserved would serve the intellectual elevation of his people, through sovereign and high-quality education. The transformation of his property into a university campus is thus a deliberate expression of continuity, legacy, and historical justice.

By educating the future elite of Xaragua on the very grounds where Mr. Viaud housed educators and nurtured leadership, his family and nation ensure that his name lives on as a foundational architect of knowledge, nationhood, and autonomy.

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