France gives New Orleans to Spain as an apology for dragging it into the Seven Years' War. New Orleans expels the first Spanish governor, Antonio de Ulloa. Spain sends the Irish-born Alejandro O'Reilly to lay down the law.

(Sometimes known as the Revolt of 1768, the Creole Revolt or the Insurrection of 1768.)

READ MORE:

The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell

The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette

https://64parishes.org/entry/french-colonial-louisiana

https://64parishes.org/entry/code-noir-of-louisiana

https://64parishes.org/entry/insurrection-of-1768

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