Operación Hispaniola
[1] (Operation
Hispaniola
[2]) was Spain's
military relief operation for
Haiti, following the
12 January 2010 earthquake. The mission was expected to last until at least 4 May 2010.
[3]
The headquarters for the mission was the SPS Castilla.
[2] Their encampment at
Petit-Goâve was named "Camp Gloria".
[4]
Force composition
Mission timeline
On 17 January 2010, the
Unidad de Emergencias Militares (UME) arrived to help. It was the first deployment of the UME outside of Spanish territory.
[11]
On 19 January 2010, it was announced that Castilla would transport a
field hospital, 50 medical officers, 450 troops.
[7] Also on board are three helicopters,
[5] and several fast boats.
[6]
On 21 January 2010, the mission for the 37 members of the
Unidad de Emergencias Militares (UME) ended.
[12]
Castilla left
Rota (
Cadiz) on 22 January 2010, carrying 23 members of the
Guardia Civil, 423 troops, and 4 helicopters, headed for
Petit-Goâve,
Haiti.
[1]
[8]
On 29 January 2010, the first six troopers of the expanded mission arrived in Port-au-Prince.
[13]
On 1 February 2010, Castilla arrives at
San Juan in
Puerto Rico to pick up additional supplies.
[9]
[14]
On 4 February 2010, Castilla arrives at Petit-Goâve.
[9] 350 people were treated, and 2 surgeries performed at the onboard sickbay.
[15]
As of 5 February 2010,
landing craft from the ship have started disgorging equipment. Spanish military sappers have started to clear the road to Port-au-Prince, which had been covered by landslides.
[16]
Castilla is expected to remain on-station at Petit-Goâve for three months.
[17]
As of 7 February 2010, the Spanish medical team has been using the hospital in Petit-Goâve, Notre Dame de Petit-Goâve.
[18]
On 9 February 2010, 10 kilolitres of water were distributed. The water purification plants have been producing 12 kL of water per day.
[19]
As of 11 February 2010, 155 patients have been treated, 144 tonnes of aid have been delivered.
[10]
As of 15 March 2010, the Spanish frigate
Álvaro de Bazán, delivered supplies and fresh personnel.
[20]
References
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b
c
d
e
f
g
h (in Spanish) El Pais,
"Tes Zarpa el buque 'Castilla' con ayuda", Elsa Cabria, 23 January 2010 (accessed 11 February 2010)
- ^
a
b Barcelona Reporter,
"Spain’s Defence Minister, Carme Chacon, said she is “proud” of Spanish society for their generosit"
Archived 2011-07-18 at the
Wayback Machine, 16 February 2010 (accessed 16 February 2010)
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^ Nam News Network,
"Spanish Defence Minister to Visit Haiti"
Archived 2011-07-19 at the
Wayback Machine, Prensa Latina, 23 March 2010 (accessed 27 March 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) ABC.es,
"Infantería de Marina en «la gloria»", Jueves, 25 March 2010 (accessed 27 March 2010)
- ^
a
b (in French) Mer et Marine,
"L'Espagne dépêche le TCD Castilla à Port-au-Prince", 20 January 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
- ^
a
b (in French) Le Figaro,
"Haïti: l'Espagne envoie 450 militaires", AFP, 19 January 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
- ^
a
b
c Monsters and Critics,
"Spain to send warship to Haiti (2nd Roundup)", Deutsche Press-Agentur, 19 January 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
- ^
a
b (in French) Ouest France,
"Le navire-hopital espagnol devrait arriver à Petit-Goave début février"
Archived 2010-01-29 at the
Wayback Machine, 27 January 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
- ^
a
b
c Latin American Herald Tribune,
"Spanish Aid Ship Reaches Haiti"
Archived 2012-03-19 at the
Wayback Machine, EFE, 4 February 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
- ^
a
b (in Spanish) Atenea,
"Las FAS comienzan a aliviar el dolor haitiano"
Archived 2011-07-20 at the
Wayback Machine, Gema Nieves, 12 February 2010 (accessed 18 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) La Gaceta,
"El despliegue español de ayuda en Haití cuesta 18,8 millones", 10 February 2010 (accessed 11 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) Libertad Digital,
"La ayuda española a Haití tiene un coste de 18,8 millones de euros", EFE, 10 February 2010 (accessed 11 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) Ideal,
"Llegan los primeros soldados de operación Hispaniola para ayudar a población", EFE, 30 January 2010 (accessed 10 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) Agencia EFE,
"El buque "Castilla" hace escala en Puerto Rico camino de Haití", 2 February 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) El Mundo,
"El despliegue español en Haití cuesta 18,8 millones de euros", Europa Press, 10 February 2010 (accessed 11 February 2010)
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^ Latin American Herald Tribune,
"Spanish Military on the Ground in Haiti", Jose Luis Paniagua, 5 February 2010 (accessed 7 February 2010)
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^ AOL news,
"Rural Haitians Say Aid Is Still Lacking"
Archived 2010-02-12 at the
Wayback Machine, Meredith Mandell, 8 February 2010 (accessed 9 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish)
"La operación "Hispaniola", totalmente operativa en Haití"
Archived 2010-10-06 at the
Wayback Machine, Gema Nieves, 8 February 2010 (accessed 11 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) Europa Press,
"La agrupación española distribuye 10.000 litros de agua potable en Petit Goave", 10 February 2010 (accessed 11 February 2010)
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^ (in Spanish) Xornal Galicia,
"El Castilla recibe la visita de la fragata Álvaro de Bazán frente a las costas de Haití "
Archived 2010-03-31 at the
Wayback Machine, XG, 16 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)