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Martin Duralde
Martin Molinoy Duralde (November 21, 1822) was a native of France who came to North America with the fur trade, surveyed the original square for St. Louis, and served as a Spanish colonial administrator in Louisiana. He is an important source on the Indigenous people of Louisiana and their languages. He served as a Louisiana state legislator, and was considered an important figure in the Francophone community in the early years of the American era of Louisiana history. Three of his children married into notable American political families. Biography Duralde was born in Aix-les-Bains, in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country of Spain and France. His father, Pierre Duralde, was French, and his mother, Marie de Eligaza, was Spanish. He himself "spoke several languages" and enjoyed the study of dialects. He migrated to North America in 1767 and was involved in the establishment of St. Louis in what is now the U.S. state of Missouri, surveying the first town square. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Francisco Xavier De Salazar Y Mendoza
José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (1750–1802) was a portrait painter from New Spain known for being the first painter of significance to work in Spanish colonial New Orleans, Louisiana. Biography Salazar was born to Salvador de Salazar and Feliciana Ojeda y Bazquez on the Yucatán peninsula in Mérida, Mexico. He attended the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. In 1782, he moved to New Orleans with his wife, Maria Antonia Magaña (d. 1793) and their two children, a son, José, and daughter, Francisca de Salazar y Magaña, both of whom became artists. Shortly after moving. they had another son, José Casiano. In 1788, their home was destroyed in a fire, and the family moved into a church building. In 1791, the family was living on St. Philip Street, near St. Louis Cathedral, where their youngest son, Ramon Rafael de la Crus, was born. Salazar died on August 15, 1802. Work Salazar is considered the foremost painter in Spanish Colonial Louisiana. He painted the port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |