
"The Gulf Provided"
Jack E. Davis charts the history of the Gulf of Mexico
Jack E. Davis charts the history of the Gulf of Mexico
Bernardo de Gálvez, the fourth governor of Spanish Louisiana, is best known for leading Louisiana militia troops against the British during the American Revolution.
Bernardo de Gálvez, the fourth governor of Spanish Louisiana, is best known for leading Louisiana militiamen against the British during the American Revolution.
The 1724 Code Noir of Louisiana was a means to control the behaviors of Africans, Native Americans, and free people of color.
Before the first colonial settlement in 1682, Spanish and French explorers visited the territory that would become Louisiana.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, several expeditions explored the area that would later become known as Louisiana.
The era of French control over Louisiana was marked by many challenges, including hurricanes and conflicts with Native American groups like the Natchez.
The period of French colonial control of Louisiana dates from 1682 to 1800.
In 1768, French creole merchants and planters rebelled against the imposition of Spanish rule.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, served as governor of Louisiana and founded the city of New Orleans.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville was a Canadian naval officer who, with his brother Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, explored the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1699 and established the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana.
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, led two expeditions in search of the Mississippi Rivers outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for France under King Louis XIV.
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