Gustave and Coralie

Source: Introduction to the canary island migration to Louisiana

Francoise Gustave was a farmer by trade and was a vey small man.  He spoke only Spanish.  Coralie was a very big woman and spoke only French.  No one know how they communicated.

She had a stroke after her husband’s death and could only say “Ka-Ka-Pa”, which became her nickname.

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