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How did the Spanish gain possession of Louisiana?

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Answer: they fought the French for the land

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The area had originally been claimed and controlled by France, which had named it La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV in 1682. Spain secretly acquired the territory from France near the end of the Seven Years' War by the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762).

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