Francisco Bouligny
Political and military leader in Spanish Louisiana
Died when: 64 years 82 days (770 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Francisco Domingo Joseph Bouligny y Paret (/fr?n's?s.ko? bu?l.?g'ni?/; 4 September 1736 – 25 November 1800) was a high-ranking Spanish military and political figure in Spanish Louisiana.
As a francophone in Spanish service, he was a bridge between Creole and French Louisiana and Spain following the transfer of the territory from France to Spain.
Bouligny served as lieutenant governor under Bernardo de Gálvez, founded the city of New Iberia in 1779, and served as acting military governor in 1799.
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