iled ▁to ▁Port ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Bou de use , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁ships ▁Es mer al da ▁and ▁Lie bre ▁to ▁hand ▁the ▁settlement ▁over ▁to ▁F eli pe ▁Ru íz ▁Pu ente , ▁the ▁first ▁Spanish ▁governor ▁( 1 7 6 7 – 1 7 7 3 ) ▁of ▁Puerto ▁So led ad , ▁as ▁the ▁settlement ▁would ▁become ▁known . ▁ ▁The ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 6 7 , ▁and ▁from ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁B oug ain ville ▁set ▁sail ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁French ▁circ umn avigation ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁had ▁ 1 0 3 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 : ▁the ▁governor , ▁two ▁pri ests , ▁a ▁tre as ury ▁official , ▁three ▁officers , ▁one ▁sur geon , ▁ 5 0 ▁soldiers , ▁ 4 3 ▁conv ict s , ▁one ▁m ason , ▁and ▁one ▁b aker . ▁They ▁occupied ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁buildings ▁including ▁dwell ings , ▁bar ra cks ▁for ▁officers , ▁se amen , ▁conv ict s ▁and ▁troops , ▁chap el , ▁hospital , ▁kil n , ▁black sm ith ▁and ▁car p enter ▁sh ops ▁etc . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁buildings ▁increased ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁population ▁dro pping ▁to ▁ 4 6 . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁three ▁batter ies : ▁San