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THE CABILDO, OLD SPANISH COURT BUILDING, NEW ORLEANS, LA.
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THE CABILDO, OLD SPANISH COURT BUILDING,
New Orleans, La.
In the foreground an Old Spanish Court Building, erected in
1795 by Don Almonester y Roxas, who gave it to the City. The
Cabildo was the form of government of New Orleans, which
succeeded the French rule of the Superior Council of 1718, from
1767 and lasted until 1803. The transfer of Louisiana from
Spain to France and from France to the United States took place
here in 1803. The Marquis de Lafayette lived here as a guest
$ of the City of New Orleans in 1825 and it now houses the
Louisiana Historical Museum, with its interesting and valuable
exhibits and library.
PUB. BY LOUISIANA NEWS COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS. LA.
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