| ID: | I3559 | | Sex: | M | | Birth: | ABT 1739 | Artenara, Gran Canarias, Canary Islands, Spain | | | Death: | | | | | Parents: | Unknown |
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According to birth and marriage records of his children, Andres came from the village of Artenara (referred to in the records as "Artenava") on the northwest of the island of Gran Canarias in the Canary Islands. Artenara is on the opposite side of Gran Canaria from Aguimes, where the Aleman family originated.
Canary Island immigrants to Louisiana were known as "Isleños", Spanish for "islander". In August of 1777, the Spanish crown ordered a new battalion to be formed in Louisiana to help thwart the British threat which developed because of the American War of Independence. 700 men and their families were recruited from the Canary Islands for this venture, with the implied goal of settlement in Louisiana. Andres and his family, eager to escape the harsh conditions of the Canaries, came to Louisiana via Cuba on the ship "La Victoria", embarking on October 22, 1778. Andres and his family settled in the Isleños town of Valenzuela in Assumption Parish.
Andres was First Sergeant of the militia-Brenadiers.
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| ID: | F1020 | | Spouse: | Sanchez, Constancia Lugana | | Marriage: | ABT 1765 | Canary Islands, Spain | | | Sex: | F | | Birth: | ABT 1743 | Artenara, Gran Canarias, Canary Islands, Spain | | | Death: | | | |
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| 1. | | M | AFT 1779 | | | 2. | | F | ABT 1762 | | | 3. | | M | ABT 1766 | | | 4. | | F | ABT 1768 | | | 5. | | F | ABT 1770 | | | 6. | | F | ABT 1772 | BET 28 AND 30 JUN 1779 2348 | | 7. | | F | BEF 2 SEP 1787 | | | 8. | | M | 1785 | | | 9. | | M | 14 JUL 1789 2360 | | | 10. | | M | 15 JAN 1793 2366 | |
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