Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2020-01-11 13:34
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1397
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Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet
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Carondelet, Francisco Luis Héctor de
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Biography: 

The historical Baron de Carondelet who is mentioned in "Red Leaves" served the Spanish empire as Governor of Louisiana between 1791 and 1797. In the story, he and de Vitry are "said" to be friends in New Orleans, which at that time belonged to Spain (318).

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