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Welcome
to Colonial Spanish Families of Louisiana.
Introduction
The first place to visit when researching Louisiana Spanish families
genealogy/ancestry. This forum allows you to view personal research of
Louisiana Spanish family trees, especially the Falcon family, and submit
information about individuals or families.
Includes both Canary Islander families (Islenos) and Malaga families
(Malaguenos).
The Falcon
family tree v4.0 has been updated as of 10-1-2009.
*New* in 2009
New families have been
added as well as updated information on all trees. Keep in mind due to privacy issues, any
individuals considered living will be marked as so.
1804-1810 Lafourche Map
- I have run across an old map which was published in the Louisiana
Genealogical Register, December 1988, which shows families living around
the Donaldsonville area right after the Louisiana
Purchase. This map is invaluable to those researching
Islenos history. It shows the land plots given to both the Islenos
and the Acadians in Louisiana.
Feel free to share with others.
History
Before I began this, 4
years ago I decided to work on my own family tree. I spent a good
part of my summer researching everything I could. As I accumulated
more and more information, I needed a place to archive the
information. Since then, I've amassed a great deal of information about
my family and other Canary Islander families in Louisiana. I started by releasing
my entire Falcon family tree online and today, I've decided to release all
my information on many Louisiana Spanish families I've researched. I
hope this site helps those who are working hard on their tree as I have
done on mine.
The information
presented on this site is by no means guaranteed. The accuracy is up
to the researcher to verify its contents. I work on over 40 family
names and have over 10000 names in my database which leaves plenty of room
for error. By all means, I welcome those who have found inaccurate or
incomplete information to submit the changes to me and I will do my best to
keep the site updated.
I have had a lot of
responses to the family tree so please take some time to examine it
thoroughly online. Feel free to email/call with questions. I would love to
spend some time with each family to make sure the tree is full and correct.
Falcon History
In 1508, Diego Falcon
came to Gran Canaria and became Mayor of Telde. Since then, many Falcons
have lived on the islands and prospered. In 1750, Cristobal Falcon
Jr. was born to Cristobal Falcon and Antonia Mexias in the town of Los Llanos in Telde,
Gran Canaria. Both he and his brother Gaspar were baptised at the
church of San Juan Bautista de Telde. Today, that church still exists
holding the records of most Falcons living on the island. Towns such
as Teror, Arucas, and Telde have vibrant histories of Falcons dating back
to Diego. These two brothers married two sisters of the De Nis family
and in Oct 1778, sailed with their children to Spanish Louisiana.
They both settled in Valenzuela Settlement which is located near
present-day Donaldsonville,
Louisiana. Almost all
Falcons living in Louisiana
today stem from these two brothers and their families.
Falcon families in the Canaries. As of now, all the research done on
Falcons before the Louisiana
arrival can be found here. The tree
traces the families from Spain
to Gran Canaria to Louisiana.
Family Tree/Web
Page
Please submit ideas you have for this web page. I will see what I can do to
incorporate them here. Also, please
submit corrections or additions to the family tree if you have them.
Wade Falcon
102 Rue Renoir
Lafayette, LA 70503
falcanary @ yahoo.com
Other Research
For internet guests doing genealogy research on a particular Falcon family,
the Falcons listed on this site are from south Louisiana. If you have a Falcon relative
from southern Louisiana,
then likely this is the place you need to be for info. These Falcons are
not to be confused with the ones in Texas
historical documents and genealogy. See the Mexico/Texas Falcon genealogy.
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