The Post under Spain

In 1763 the Post of Arkansas became Spanish territory when, by the Treaty of Paris, the French King ceded Louisiana to Spain. For several years after the transfer, French officers and soldiers remained at Arkansas Post. In 1771 the first Spanish Commandant, Fernando de Leyba, arrived. The civilian population increased under the Spanish. The Quapaw Indians remained as loyal to their new allies as they had been to the French. Spain ceded Louisiana to the French Republic by secret treaty in 1800.

Gillett, Arkansas · United States