Los Isleños of Louisiana

Antonio Josef de Armas

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Antonio Josef de Armas and his family departed Santa Cruz, Tenerife on the Paquebot San Juan Nepomuceno on December 9, 1778 destined for Louisiana. The family arrived in the settlement of Barataria and received supplies on July 20, 1779. Based on the supply list the family relocated to St. Bernard (Tierra de Bueyes) November 1782.

Ship: San Juan Nepomuceno

Antonio Josef de Armas
Maria Delgado
Domingo (Son 2M – b. abt. 1778)

Note: The Son Domingo aged 2 months, does not appear on the Barataria supply list.

Barataria Supply List

St. Bernard Supply List

Note: Maria Josepha Delgado, native of Tenerife, 30 yr., Sp. Antonio Joseph de Armas, i. Nov. 20, 1788 (SBSB, F1, 5)

Note: Family narrative and research by Jimmy Faust and Bill Hyland.