Name of the area that became Louisiana.
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What was the area that became Louisiana called when it was owned by France or Spain- pre 1776
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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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