Annals of StLouis in its early days under the French and Spanish dominations . m t,0-. ANNALS OF Si\ LOUIS. PAKT SKCOM). THE SPxVNISH DOMINATIOX 1770-1804. The Spanish doinination in Upper Louisiana datesfrom May 20, 1770, on whieh day Capt. Pierre Josei)hPiernas, appointed by OReilly, assumed authorityas heutenant-governor and military commandant ofthe upper portion of the province. Piernas was a Spaniaid by birth, and came toNew Orleans, a captain in the Spanish serWcc, withCount Ulloa in 17GG. lie was man-ied in that cityto Felicite Portneuf, a French lady of the i)lace, andcame to St. Loui
Annals of StLouis in its early days under the French and Spanish dominations . m t,0-. ANNALS OF Si\ LOUIS. PAKT SKCOM). THE SPxVNISH DOMINATIOX 1770-1804. The Spanish doinination in Upper Louisiana datesfrom May 20, 1770, on whieh day Capt. Pierre Josei)hPiernas, appointed by OReilly, assumed authorityas heutenant-governor and military commandant ofthe upper portion of the province. Piernas was a Spaniaid by birth, and came toNew Orleans, a captain in the Spanish serWcc, withCount Ulloa in 17GG. lie was man-ied in that cityto Felicite Portneuf, a French lady of the i)lace, andcame to St. Louis with his family in the spring of1770. On May 20 of that year Capt. St. Ange deBellerive delivered over to liim the possession of thisUpper Louisiana, and from that date the Spanish ruleon this side commenced. T (97) 98 ANNALS OF ST. LOUIS. The first official act of Gov. Piernas was theappointment of M. Milony Duralde to survey thelines of the village lots and out-lots that had beengranted to individuals by his predecessors, the Frenchauthorities. A small temporary log chapel was
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