The Rabbit Hole
Louisiana, especially the Spanish period; Caribbean/Atlantic history; the complexities of creole networks. Always 100% free
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So, it’s no surprise that Louisiana is a particularly Catholic part of the United States. It’s a remnant of our French and Spanish colonial past, much like our legal system, which is still based on the Napoleonic code.Pretty much anybody in Louisiana who was white (and many, many people who were not) can be traced via baptism, marriage, and burial records from their closest Catholic church, from the very beginning of European settlement in Louisiana. (Unless, of course, the records were destroye
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