France turned over New Orleans, the historic colonial capital, on December 20, 1803, at the Cabildo, with a flag-raising ceremony in the Plaza de Armas, now Jackson Square. Just three weeks earlier, on November 30, 1803, Spanish officials had formally conveyed the colonial lands and their administration to France. Spain ceded Louisiana back to France under the secret Third Treaty of San Ildefonso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Treaty_of_San_Ildefonso …
NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND MUSIC AND FLAMENCO – Is there a connection? Is there evidence of Spanish roots? https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ckn2jTeLT1l/?igshid=NjQxMzA2Mjk= When the United States took possession of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the city was an urban crossroads of languages, both spoken and musical with a complex Afro-Louisiana culture already in existence. By the time Louisiana …
Royal Street in the French Quarter (Photo: Justen Williams)To know more about New Orleans and why things are the way they are here, it is worth exploring the historical connections between Spain and New Orleans from the colonial period. For example, did you know there are street signs with Spanish names are all over New …