Francisco Bouligny
(1736-1800)
Political and military leader in Spanish Louisiana; founder of New Iberia
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Francisco Domingo Joseph Bouligny y Paret (4 September 1736 – 25 November 1800) was a high-ranking Spanish military and political figure in Spanish Louisiana. As a francophone in Spanish service, he was a bridge between Creole and French Louisiana and Spain following the transfer of the territory from France to Spain. Bouligny served as lieutenant governor under Bernardo de Gálvez, founded the city of New Iberia in 1779, and served as acting military governor in 1799.
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4 September 1736 Alicante, Spain
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25 November 1800 (aged 64) New Orleans, Louisiana
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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