II. Pre-Colonial Haiti (before 1492) a. Pre-Colonial and Colonial Era (Before 1492) i. Indigenous societies with agriculture-based economies (Tainos and Spanish Rule 1492 1625 ) ii. European colonization and exploitation of labor and resources (until 1804) III. Spanish Rule (1492-1625) a. Economic system focused on extracting precious metals and forced labor. i. Arrival of African slaves ii. Haiti's indigenous population was virtually wiped out by forced labor and disease..