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New Orleans was founded as part of a French colony. Established in 1718 by the French Mississippi Company, it was named after the Duke of Orleans, the regent of France at the time. The city served as a strategic port and cultural hub in the region, playing a significant role in the colonial history of North America. Eventually, control of the city passed to Spain before being returned to France and ultimately sold to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

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