<P> Louisiana ( Spanish : Luisiana ) was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1762 to 1802 that consisted of territory west of the Mississippi River basin , plus New Orleans . Spain acquired the territory from France , who had named it La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV in 1682 . It is sometimes known as Spanish Louisiana . The district was retroceded to France , under the terms of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso ( 1800 ) and the Treaty of Aranjuez ( 1801 ) . In 1802 , King Charles IV of Spain published a royal bill on 15 October , effecting the transfer and outlining the conditions . </P>
<P> Louisiana ( Spanish : Luisiana ) was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1762 to 1802 that consisted of territory west of the Mississippi River basin , plus New Orleans . Spain acquired the territory from France , who had named it La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV in 1682 . It is sometimes known as Spanish Louisiana . The district was retroceded to France , under the terms of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso ( 1800 ) and the Treaty of Aranjuez ( 1801 ) . In 1802 , King Charles IV of Spain published a royal bill on 15 October , effecting the transfer and outlining the conditions . </P>
when did spain give louisiana back to france
when did spain give louisiana back to france
1802
1802