Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet

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Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet

Francisco Luis Hector, barón de Carondelet
Carondelet

Carondelet can refer to:People:* Francisco Luis H?ctor de Carondelet , governor in the Spanish Empire* Ferry Carondelet , Habsburg diplomat and abbot...
(1748-1807) was an administrator of Flemish descent in the employ of the Spanish Empire

Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in world history, and one of the first global empires. It included territories and colonies ruled by Spain in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania between the 15th and late 19th centuries....
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He was born in Noyelles, Flanders

Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
. Carondelet was named governor

Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the Executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constitutive state....
of El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest country in the Americas and Central America by size, and the most densely populated nation in Central America. It borders on the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras....
in 1789, and was a Knight of Malta.

After this he was the governor

Governor

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
colonies of Louisiana

Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
and West Florida

West Florida

West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history....
from 1791 to 1797. The Carondelet Canal

Carondelet Canal

The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1794 through 1938.Construction of the canal began in June of 1794 on the orders of Governor of Louisiana Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet, for whom the canal was named....
in New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
was constructed on his orders and was named after him.

He intrigued with western communities, notably Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
, for the purpose of detaching them from the Union

Union (American Civil War)

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Spanish Empire

Flanders

Governor

El Salvador

Governor

Spain

Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
and West Florida

West Florida

West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history....
from 1791 to 1797. The Carondelet Canal

Carondelet Canal

New Orleans, Louisiana

Kentucky

Union (American Civil War)

United States

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to secure unchallenged access to the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
, a tendency which made Spanish colonial officials fear for the safety of Louisiana and New Spain

New Spain

The Viceroyalty of New Spain , was the political unit of Spain territories in North America and Asia-Pacific. The territory included the present-day Southwestern United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines....
. The movement came to an end with the ratification (1795) of Pinckney's Treaty

Pinckney's Treaty

Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain....
, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo.

After his term in Louisiana Carondelet served as President of La Real Audiencia de Quito from 1799 through his death in 1807.

Named in his honor

In addition to the long-gone Carondelet Canal, the city of New Orleans named Carondelet Street after the former governor. The road begins at Canal Street

Canal Street

Canal Street may refer to:* Canal Street , England, UK* Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA* Canal Street , New York City, New York, USA...
and continues west, or "uptown

Uptown New Orleans

Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line....
", along the same path as Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street is a famous and historic street that runs the length of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. When founded in 1718, the city was originally centered around the French Quarter....
. Other things named after him include Carondelet Farm

Carondelet Farm

Carondelet Farm is a racehorse breeding farm in San Diego, California. It was named after Carondelet Street in New Orleans. In 1999 it bred Champion racehorse Artax which won the 1999 Breeders' Cup Sprint....
in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the second largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast of the United States of the Western United States....
, Palacio de Carondelet

Palacio de Carondelet

The Palacio de Carondelet, often called Palacio de Gobierno or Palacio Presidencial, is the Presidential palace of the President of Ecuador....
Presidential Palace in Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
, and the city of Carondelet, Missouri.

External links

(Vol. III, Chapter 6 of Gayarré's History of Louisiana)