What was Louisiana and when did it exist?
Q: What was Louisiana and when did it exist?
A: Louisiana was an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1763 to 1801.
Q: What geographical area did Louisiana include?
A: Louisiana included the area west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans.
Q: Who did Spain get the Louisiana territory from?
A: Spain got the territory from France.
Q: What did France name the territory?
A: France named it La Louisiane after King Louis XIV in 1682.
Q: What was Louisiana called after Spain obtained it?
A: It is sometimes called Spanish Louisiana.
Q: When was Louisiana transferred back to France?
A: The district was given back to France, under the terms of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) and the Treaty of Aranjuez (1801).
Q: When did the official transfer of Louisiana to France take place and where?
A: The ceremony happened at the Cabildo in New Orleans on 30 November 1803, just three weeks before the formalities of cession from France to the United States pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
