A Rich Man from the Old South

Christoval Ignacio Toledano—descended from Spanish nobility—became a prosperous cotton and sugar broker in New Orleans. At the time of his wife Basilice’s death, their joint property was valued at over $126,000 (about $3.5 million in 2015 dollars).

Christoval’s father was a Spanish government official who administered royal finances in (Spanish) Louisiana. He evidently descended from King Charles V of Spain.

"Christopher" is the English version of the name "Christoval".

According to information on familysearch.org/tree, Christoval Toledano is the 4th-great grandfather of C. Muntz. C Muntz – M Lambert – Roger Lambert – Edmee Dufilho – Marie Debaillon – Aimee Toledano – Christoval Toledano

References:

Father’s information:  http://www.holliergenealogy.info/getperson.php?personID=I1196&tree=Hollier-Dufilho

Christening, career, property value, spouse:  http://www.holliergenealogy.info/getperson.php?personID=I846&tree=Hollier-Dufilho

Inflation calculator: http://www.in2013dollars.com/1859-dollars-in-2016?amount=126000

Photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11758942

Spanish Participation in the American Revolution

Antoine Langlois, whose ancestors were from France, lived in Louisiana, which was owned by Spain, and in the 1770s fought with a militia against Britain, which contributed to the formation of the United States. 

Antoine Langlois was Acadian, or “Cajun”—his forebears were French people who lived in Acadia (now Nova Scotia, Canada) and he settled in Louisiana during the 1760s. During the American Revolution, Spain declared war on Britain. As a member of the Opelousas (Louisiana) militia, Antoine Langlois took part in the Spanish effort against Britain. Antoine is a qualifying “patriot” ancestor for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution organization.

Relationship as recorded on familysearch.org/tree: Antoine Langlois is the 6^th-great grandfather of C. Muntz. C Muntz – M Lambert – Roger Lambert – Stanislaus Lambert – Victoria Hollier – Clement Hollier – Ludivine Langlois – Antoine Langlois

References:

1776 Opelousas Militia muster roll – http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/stlandry/military/1776must.txt and http://www.oocities.org/bourbonstreet/5075/1776mil.html

The Attakapas Country: A History of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; by Harry Lewis Griffin; Pelican Publishing, 1959; ebook. Page 213 of the text states that Antoine Langlois was an early settler in the Opelousas district, present in 1765.   https://books.google.com/books?id=5is-IIyu5N8C&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Daughters of the American Revolution, dar.org, Antoine Langlois is Ancestor #: A069006, http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/

“America’s Spanish Savior: Bernardo de Gálvez,” History.net, accessed 15 September 2016, http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm

Photo “Cuadro por españa y por el rey, Galvez en America,” by Augusto ferrer dalmau, “This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose.” Wikimedia Commons, accessed 15 September 2016. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuadro_por_espa%C3%B1a_y_por_el_rey,_Galvez_en_America.jpg