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This chapter on the 1768 Louisiana insurrection elaborates the French and Spanish systems of colonialism that structured—and often times disrupted—the Gulf South. With Spain officially taking control of Louisiana from France following the end of the Seven Years’ War, the territory became a battleground for the articulation of Enlightenment ideas, rights, and independence. After years of discontent and increased economic turbulence, in the fall of 1768, with the help of their German counterparts, the French colonists overthrew the first Spanish government in New Orleans. Significantly, Charles Cox highlights some of the discursive continuities between the French colonial uprising and its counterpart in the British mainland colonies. As Cox notes, for many European colonists across the Americas, the “Age of Revolutions” was a unique opportunity for the articulation of settler sovereignty. In this regard, the likes of Patrick Henry, John Dickinson, and Thomas Jefferson were not so exceptional, as their French brethren to the west were making similar claims to the “natural rights” of settlers.

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Enlightened Rebels and Patrimonial Sovereigns: The 1768 French Creole Revolt in Spanish Louisiana

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    2025年

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  • Charles L. Cox

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This chapter on the 1768 Louisiana insurrection elaborates the French and Spanish systems of colonialism that structured—and often times disrupted—the Gulf South. With Spain officially taking control of Louisiana from France following the end of the Seven Years’ War, the territory became a battleground for the articulation of Enlightenment ideas, rights, and independence. After years of discontent and increased economic turbulence, in the fall of 1768, with the help of their German counterparts, the French colonists overthrew the first Spanish government in New Orleans. Significantly, Charles Cox highlights some of the discursive continuities between the French colonial uprising and its counterpart in the British mainland colonies. As Cox notes, for many European colonists across the Americas, the “Age of Revolutions” was a unique opportunity for the articulation of settler sovereignty. In this regard, the likes of Patrick Henry, John Dickinson, and Thomas Jefferson were not so exceptional, as their French brethren to the west were making similar claims to the “natural rights” of settlers.