History of New Orleans - Wikipedia
WEBHistory of New Orleans. Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana. Painting depicting first raising of the USA flag with the Louisiana Purchase, in main plaza (now Jackson Square), New Orleans. Ceremony was December 20, 1803. Painting by Thure de Thulstrup on commission to commemorate centennial of the event.
New Orleans History
WEBFor the remainder of the 1700s, Louisiana was a Spanish colony, and Nueva Orleans functioned as an important trading and cultural partner with Cuba, Mexico, and beyond.
New Orleans - French Quarter, Jazz, Mardi Gras | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · In 1762 France, ready to part with its unprofitable port, secretly agreed to cede Louisiana to Spain, and, by the Treaty of Paris (1763), Spain received New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi.
New Orleans ‑ History, Louisiana Purchase & Hurricane Katrina
WEBApr 5, 2010 · New Orleans, situated on a bend of the Mississippi River 100 miles from its mouth, has been Louisiana’s most important city and the Gulf of Mexico’s busiest northern port since the early 1700s.
Colonial Law in New Orleans, 1718-1803: Olde World Law in a New …
WEBJan 17, 2024 · A group of local leaders revolted against economic changes Governor Ulloa proposed and in 1768 expelled him from the colony. In 1769, Lt. General Alejandro O’Reilly arrived in New Orleans with a large Spanish fleet and nearly 2,000 soldiers.
The French in New Orleans - HISTORY
WEBMay 25, 2017 · It may be more than 200 years since the French have controlled New Orleans, but their influence is obvious in the city to this day—in culture, cuisine, language and geography.
HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION OF NEW ORLEANS (1717-1722)
WEBWherefore the history of New Orleans might be said to date from the winter of 1715-1716, when Crozat demanded that a post be founded where the city now stands; or even from 1702, in which year M. de Remonville proposed the creation of an establishment “at the Mississippi Portage.”.
How Yellow Fever Turned New Orleans Into The 'City Of The Dead' - NPR
WEBOct 31, 2018 · Yellow fever was fatal. It was gruesome. And in epidemic years, during the months between July and October, it could wipe out 10 percent of the city's population. Eventually, it earned New...
Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent
WEBAlmost 300 years ago, in 1727, the Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans at the invitation of Governor Bienville. While awaiting the completion of their convent in 1734, the Ursuline nuns established a school and an orphanage.
Five highlights from the Louisiana History Galleries that help tell …
WEBBetween 1790 and 1810, about 15,000 Saint-Domingue refugees from the Haitian Revolution arrived in New Orleans. This group, which more than doubled the size of the city, was roughly evenly divided between white Frenchmen, free people of …
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