Spanish

Great Britain's rule over Natchez was short.  In 1779, an expedition under Don Barnado de Galvez, then Spanish Governor of the Louisiana territory, captured the city and once again Natchez came under yet another flag - the colors of Old Spain.  The rule of the Spaniard was a benevolent and peaceful one and under their laws, the territory about Natchez prospered.

Many of the present day homes in and about Natchez were built during the reign of Spain and many are fine types of Spanish architecture - from the slave rooms in the cellars, to the lofty turrets which crowned their roofs.  The exquisite iron spiral stairways of the period, the hand wrought iron railings, the broad verandas, the enclosed gardens of Spanish days exist today - a bit of Old Spain in a new World. 

The Spanish occupants of Natchez were the engineers behind the layout of the city's streets and the city was built on a symetrical grid.