Isleños
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Islenos is from the Spanish isleños, plural of "islander."
In Latin America , the term "isleño" is used to distinguish a Canary Islander from someone from peninsular Spain. During the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th century, large waves of Canary Islanders emigrated to Cuba and Puerto Rico.
In Louisiana, Isleños are the descendants of Canary Islanders who migrated to Louisiana under the Spanish crown between 1778 and 1783. They settled near New Orleans in what is today St. Bernard Parish. Many of their descendants remained insulated from New Orleans, and continued to speak an archaic version of Spanish well into the 20th century. The geographical isolation helped to preserve their language and traditions. Today, some Isleños still speak Spanish (with a Canary Islander accent). They still maintain contacts with the Canary Islands, and have an annual "Caldo" festival named for a native dish.
[edit] Louisiana Communities of the Isleños
The majority of the Isleño population were long concentrated in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, where some of the most traditional Isleño customs continued. Other Isleños have settled throughout Southeast Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans area. Many were displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Traditional Isleño communities include:
- Delacroix Island, Louisiana
- Wood Lake
- Reggio
- Yscloskey, Louisiana
- Shell Beach
- Hopedale
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