ACADIANS AND SPANISH
COMING TOGETHER
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Rogers Romero Acadian Timeline o Acadians had been in Acadie from 1604 to deportation o Landed at St. Croix Island in 1604 then moved to Port Royal in 1605 due to famine on the Island o Most Acadian’s were deported in 1755, but not all of them were deported because some saw the writing on the wall and headed to the woods until they had to give up in about 1759 o Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil, due to an agreement he made with the British, led the group that was to be imprisoned, to Fort Cumberland (old Fort Beausejour) o Fort Cumberland, then were transported to Georges Island, off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia later in 1760 o French King cedes the Louisiana territory to his cousin, the Spanish King, due to depleted funds from the 7 years war that ended in 1763, after the Treaty of Paris o Joseph charters a boat and heads to Saint-Domingue (Haiti) with 600 Acadians in two groups, between 1764 and 1765 o February 1765, Joseph and a group of 193 Acadians arrive in New Orleans, more came after o 1765, 231 people departed for the Attakapas District landing around the area of Fausse Point (Loreauville) o Four Spanish governors rule the Louisiana territory prior to Louisiana entering into the American Revolution: Ulloa, from 1766-1768; O’Reilly, from 1769-1770; Uzanga, from 1770-1777; and then Galvez is sent to New Orleans from 1777-1785. Galvez attacked Fort Manchac in 1779 at which time Spain entered into the American Revolution and ended formally in 1783, at the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
Spanish Timeline o Galvez recruits Spanish soldiers from the Canary Islands • Several hundred Islenos arrive in New Orleans between 1778 and 1779 • Soldiers are to be used to keep the British on the east side of the Mississippi river . Most of the Islenos remained in four areas; Valenzuela, Galveztown, Lafourche and Terre au Bouef to establish a line of defense against the British who were on the east side of the Mississippi River
o The Spanish King wanted to occupy and settle the Attakapas District • Several Malaguenos arrive in New Orleans in 1779 and 16 families are sent to the Teche Area, Charenton then to New Iberia . Some of the Islenos travel with the Malaguenos to the Attakapas District • Miguel Romero and his family are one of those who settled in the New Iberia area and is considered as one of the founding fathers
o Of the 16, only 7 Malagueno families remain in the Louisiana area • Romero, Miguez, Viator (Viatoro), Segura, Prados (de Prados), Gary (Garido) and Lopez • A few of the Islenos remained in the area, Domingo Antonio Dominguez stayed in New Iberia . Domingo’s daughter was the first Dominguez born in Louisiana at the St. Louis Cathedral, 30 days after her parents arrived . She is the first to marry a Malagueno, Salvador Miguez
Family Data
Domingo Antonio Dominguez Marie Candelaria Aquilar Delgado 1746-1826 Islenos 1747-1837 Islenos
Birth Place: Tenerife Birth Place: Canary Islands Marriage: 1775 Tenerife Father: Antonio Delgado 1721-1829
Mother: Francoise Juaquin 1725-1829 Children: Marie de Candelaria, Anna Maria Segunda, Dominique Michel, Joseph Marie Antoina, Mari Concepcion, Juan, Marie Rosalie, Celeste Marguerite
Most Children Born in St. Martinville Family Data
Salvador Miguez Marie de Candelaria 1774-1839 (Malaguenos) Dominguez 1779-1843 (Islenos) Birth Place: Malaga Birth Place (Bapt.): New Orleans Marriage: 1799 St. Martin Church Father: Domingo Antonio Dominguez 1746-1826 Father: Juan Jean Miguez Mother: Marie Candelaria Aquilar Mother: Salavadora Guero Delgado 1800-1885 Children: Marie Palmyre Born: Spain, both Parlange*, Marie Martha Justine, Ana Del Carmel, Marie Salvadora, Isabelle, Salvador, Francoise Victoire, Josephine Marcelite, Joseph Louis, Emmanuel Derneville, Antoinette Leontine, Lucie Irma, Bernard Valsin, & Pierre Devezin Most of the children were Born in St. Martinville * Mr. Rogers Romero’s Line
Family Data
Balthzard Romero Marie Irma LeBlanc 1814 - 1866 Malaguenos 1830 – 1855 Acadian
Birthplace: St. Martinville, LA Birthplace: New Iberia, LA
Marriage: 1844 Father: Edouard LeBlanc Mother: Marie Marcelite Father: Antonio Romero St. Julien La Chassee Mother: Maria Therese Basile Segura Children: Marie, Joseph, Grandfather: Miguel Romero Louisa, Odille, Sylvanie, Birthplace: Casteura, Spain Sylveria
Grandmother: Marie DeGrano Second wife: Alise Duhon Malaga, Spain Married: 1856
Sources • A Great and Noble Scheme by John Mack Faragher • Acadian Redemption by Warren Perrin • George’s Island by Dianne Marshall • They Tasted Bayou Water by Maurine Bergerie • The Canary Islanders of LA by Gilbert C. Din • Doomsday Book by Glen Conrad • Greg Lindsly; Canary Island Heritage Society and Sons of the American Revolution, Baton Rouge, LA
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By Rogers Romero [email protected]