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An Extraordanary Atlantic Life, Sebastian Nicolas Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, Marques de Casa-Calvo, Gilbert C. Din

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An Extraordanary Atlantic Life, Sebastian Nicolas Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, Marques de Casa-Calvo, Gilbert C. Din

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index

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individual biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An Extraordanary Atlantic Life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

940790577

Responsibility statement

Gilbert C. Din

Sub title

Sebastian Nicolas Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, Marques de Casa-Calvo

Summary

"Although not widely known in Louisiana, Sebastian Calvo de la Puerta was an interim governor for two years (1799-1801), during an era that most historians have ignored. He came from a Spanish family that settled in Havana in the sixteenth century. It gradually became very wealthy because of sugar, but Sebastian chose a military career and gradually rose to the rank of general. The study reveals Spanish settlement in Cuba, Cuba's importance in the Spanish empire, Spain's economic and military decline, the French invasion of Spain (1808-1813), and Sebastian's last years in Paris. All this is accomplished despite leaving virtually no personal papers or even a picture of himself. The study helps to clarify who this person was and the times in which he lived."--Provided by puglisher

Table Of Contents

Rise of the Calvo de la Puerta family -- The Calvo de la Puerta family, 1700-1770 -- Army service in peace and war, 1770-1783 -- Spain and Cuba, 1783-1793 -- Santo Domingo and Saint-Domingue -- Cuba and Louisiana, 1796-1801 -- A return to Cuba and Louisiana1802-1806

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Sebastian Nicolas Calvo de la Puerta y O'Farrill, Marques de Casa-Calvo

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