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This page has been created to preserve the legacy of the Recruit and Family members who traveled from the Canary Islands destined for Louisiana. If you would like to contribute or add additional information, please contact us at the following address.

Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society of St. Bernard

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Juan Sanchez and  his family departed Santa Cruz, Tenerife on the Frigate San Ignacio de Loyola on October 29, 1778 destined for Louisiana.

The family arrived in the settlement of Galveztown and received supplies on March 27, 1779.

Ship: San Ignacio de Loyola

• Juan Sanchez
• Francisca Martel
• Maria (Daughter 11 – b. abt 1767)
• Josef (Son 8 – b. abt. 1770)
• Bartolome ( Son 5 – b. abt. 1773) Listed as Balentin on the supply list.

Note: On the supply list there is a notation “Son died on August 26, 1779”. There is a record in the New Orleans Archdiocese (Vol. 3 1772-1783) that a Son was born at sea – Miguel Antonio Josef Son of Juan Sanchez and Francisca Martel, natives of Telde on the Canary Island), b. Dec. 16, 1778, at sea (SLC, B9, 46). This child is not named on the supply list.

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