The Isleños of Louisiana: On the Water's Edge
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From 1778 to 1783, thousands of Canary Islanders-Isleños-Crossed the Atlantic to settle in the foreign marshers of the New World.
Louisiana is perhaps best known for its distinctive French heritage, a legacy visible in the street names and architecture around the state. But in the 1700s, Louisiana fell under Spanish control. Coaxed by promises of new opportunity, thousands of Canary Islanders of Spanish descent relocated to Louisiana, where the established four settlements. Generations of Is...






















