The Southwest Border Area: Tricultural Development
This area is distinguished by coexisting Spanish Americans, American Indians and northwestern Europeans. The Spanish population coexisted for 250 years before the Anglos trickled in the middle of the 19th century. Louisiana was controlled by Spain between 1763 to 1800. Spanish culture makes up part of the creole identity; it refers to people of French and Spanish descent born in Louisiana.
A group of Hispanic people who refer to themselves as "Isleños" (islanders) are descendants from the Canary Islands who live in the St. Bernard Parish. Today, the heritage is preserved by the Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society who maintain an Isleños museum and multi-cultural village. They are also dedicated to preserving the Spanish language, legends, crafts, customs, folklore, rituals, music and history.
Young Isleño descendants and society members do a traditional folk dance.
Sources:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/la/book/ch_1_4.pdf
http://www.losislenos.org/
http://www.louisianacreole.com/db3/00222/louisianacreole.com/_uimages/La.jpg
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/es/la/es_la_islenos_1_e.jpg
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