</s> ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁( P uerto ▁de ▁Nu estra ▁Se ñ ora ▁de ▁la ▁So led ad , ▁) ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish ▁military ▁out post ▁and ▁pen al ▁col ony ▁on ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands , ▁situated ▁at ▁an ▁inner ▁c ove ▁of ▁Ber keley ▁Sound ▁( , ▁). ▁ ▁Port ▁St . ▁Louis ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁French ▁col ony ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Port ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁reached ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁( most ▁of ▁them ▁Ac ad ians ), ▁with ▁three ▁mar ri ages ▁and ▁two ▁birth s ▁recorded ▁( once ▁of ▁the ▁birth s ▁was ▁François ▁Ben oit ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁son ▁of ▁Ag ust in ▁Ben oit ▁and ▁Fran ço ise ▁Th éri ault . ▁S éb ast ien ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁Bay ▁St . ▁George , ▁New found land ) ▁– ▁apparently ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁in ▁the ▁islands ' ▁history . ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁French ▁possession ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁c eded ▁to ▁Spain , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁French ▁sett lers ▁left ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁Sp ani ards . ▁Act ing ▁on ▁personal ▁instructions ▁by ▁King ▁Carlos ▁III , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Government ▁re imb urs ed ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Port ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Louis ▁Antoine ▁de ▁B oug ain ville , ▁ 6 1 8 , 1 0 8 ▁French ▁livres . ▁ ▁B oug ain ville ▁himself ▁sa