Update on C10 Q78:

Despite much research I have found no sources that directly mentions looting or
confiscation of church property in Haiti during the first revolution. It is certain that
looting and destruction of church property did take place during the first Haitian
Revolution, but this is best determined by going through limited access historical
archives and knowledge of the French language.
Anyways, the prophecy calls for placing items of great value in a church BEFORE the
church is looted or confiscated. I was able to uncover one source that does seem to
describe this process in the same region:
https://books.google.com/books?
id=6mlKAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA41&ots=dPPeeOb74D&dq=confiscated%2C%20as%20in%20Haiti
%20and%201788&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=confiscated,%20as%20in%20Haiti%20and
%201788&f=false

Please see pages 41-41. On the previous page, we find references to destruction of church
properties during the revolution, but it still does not fit in with the theme of pre-emptively
moving church valuables before an impending crisis.
If we go to pages 41-42, however, we find the head of the Catholic Church in the
Dominican Republic, Fernando Portillo, was concerned about the safety of Church
property as he is witnessing events in Revolutionary France and Haiti. He decided to
move all sacred and valuable items, including the remains of Columbus, to Havana.
This fits in better with the first two lines, Hesperian referring to the Western
Hemisphere.
It can be argued that this only refer to one church, not an entire church jurisdiction,
since it is written in singular form. But it is also known that Nostradamus likes to obscure
things by describing plural subjects as singular. Therein could imply the specific
temple if looked at from a strictly singular sense, but if looked at from a plural sense, it
could refer to the broader institution of the Church in general. In this case, the colonial
church facilities in Cuba.
The last two lines may refer to the occupation of Dominican Republic in 1822 by the
young Haitian revolutionary government, at the time lead by Jean-Pierre Boyer. During
the twenty year occupation, Boyer confiscated church and personal property. He saw the
church as a function of their former slave masters, the French. He also needed to find a
way to pay his generals for their service in the first revolution. The key is in the fourth
line, retaken. The Haitian rebel armies had temporarily occupied Dominican Republic
in the first revolution, but later abandoned it to deal with a counter-revolutionary army
from France.

ravished, a horrible prey in the midst is a good description of Boyers looting and
confiscation policies during the Haitian occupation of Dominican Republic.
C10 Q81
A treasure placed in a temple by Hesperian citizens
Therein withdrawn to a secret place:
The hungry bonds to open the temple,
Retaken, ravished, a horrible prey in the midst
I first suspected that this quatrain described events in the western
hemisphere with the words "Hesperian" and "bonds". For years people who
tried to analyze this quatrain took the word bond to mean a financial
agreement, and then asked "Gee, how can a bond be hungry?" However, a
simple trip to the dictionary reveals that the word "bond" also has an
obsolete meaning of slave. With this established, it appears that this
quatrain describes a revolt of "hungry bonds" in Hesperia. If we take
Hesperia to mean the new world, then the clouds of obscurity begin to
dissipate since there were certainly many slave revolts in the new
world. The question remains: which salve revolt?
A possible clue in answering this question lies in the word "citizens",
which Nostradamus seems to use in describing royalist/republican
conflicts. A slave revolt in connection with a royalist republican
struggle in the new world...sounds like what happened in Haiti in the
1790's.
I suspect that this describes the political turbulences in Le Cap, which
is the north of the island, during the Haitian revolution. At that time
the city was surrounded by armies of revolted slaves armed and supplied
by the Spanish from the Dominican Republic. The slave armies were in an
alliance of convenience with the Spanish hoping that they could oust
their French colonial oppressors. The Spanish were interested in taking
the French colony and keeping the island for themselves while they were
at war with Revolutionary France.
Within the city itself there was a vicious dispute between the
pro-royalists and the republicans. A body called "the Commission" was
sent by Revolutionary France to the colony to eliminate royalist power
in the city. The royalists, naturally, resisted their efforts.
Despite the internal struggle, the city was able to keep the slave
rebels at bay. According to CLR James, in "The Black Jacobins" :
"Laveaux, the French commander, even with his few soldiers, defeated
Toussaint and drove the revolting slaves from their positions. Famine
and disease were decimating their forces. Then it was that 15,000 men,
women, and children, starving, with their soldiers defeated and driven
into the mountains, came begging to be taken back." (pg.123) "Hungry
bonds...."
I can propose an explanation for the last line. A new governor by the
name of Gallud was sent over from France. (I guess a new faction had
just seized power back in France) The "Commissioners" wanted to stay in

power and forced Gallud to leave once he arrived. The royalists placed
their hopes on Gallud hoping he would get rid of "the Commissioners".
Gallud went back to his ship, gathered an army of sailors, and entered
the city by force. They managed to drive out "the Commissioners", who in
turn enlisted the help of the surrounding rebel slave armies with
promises of ending slavery. This effectively drove out Gallud's men.
But what happened next was a period of looting, arson, and general
destruction lasing for several days.
Toussaint L' Ouverture, who was part of the slave rebellion, and later
became its leader, was certainly present when the events transpired
around La Cap. I interpret him as the "terrible prey" since he would
be hunted down by the Spanish, the French, and the English later in the
rebellion, giving each army a bloody nose.
Thus the meanings of the last line "Retaken, ravished, a terrible prey in
the midst."
But what about "the temple" and "treasure" mentioned in the first two
lines? If there was a sack of a Church that had hidden treasure in it
during the anarchy in La Cap, then it is such a minute detail that I
would need to have access to necessary historical records and the
language skills to verify it.
Does anyone if such an event happened in La Cap when it was sacked?
(doubtful) Is there a source written in English which details the
anarchy of La Cap? (doubtful) If anyone can help me out with these
questions I will be pleasantly surprised.
Skeptics, religious wacks, jealous types and assorted anal cavities who
have something to say *not* related to my query need NOT reply at all!
But all seriously related opinions, comments, and information proving or
disproving my theory are welcome.
Brian Ghilliotti