History of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States an explorer and fur trader), but the more known Spanish emigration during this period happened between 1778 and 1783, when the Governor of Louisiana Bernardo de Galvez recruited groups from the Canary Islands and Malaga´s Spanish regions and sent them to Louisiana in order to populate regions of New Orleans. So, more than 2,700 Canaries and 500 Malaga´s natives emigrated to Louisiana in these period. In 1800, Spain returned Louisiana to France, although it sell it to the U.S. in 1803. The descendants of Spanish settlers still living there. The first European explorers, flying the flags of Spain, sailed along
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 following Luxembourg and preceding Spain. At the close of voting "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" had received 61 points (including a maximum 12 from the Netherlands), placing France 8th of the 19 entries. The French jury awarded its 12 points to Belgium. France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 France was represented by Annick Thoumazeau, with the song '"Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster Antenne 2. The national final was held on 25 March, hosted by Jean-Pierre