Darrow in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Tezcuco Plantation
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 10, 2015
1. Tezcuco Plantation Marker
Erected 1974 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 30° 6.922′ N, 90° 54.669′ W. Marker is in Darrow, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. Marker is on River Road (State Highway 44) 1.2 miles north of Sunshine Bridge (State Highway 70), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darrow LA 70725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St. Mary's Chapel (approx. 2 miles away); Houmas House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bocage Plantation (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ascension Of Our Lord Catholic Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Ascension Catholic Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Canary Islanders Memorial (approx. 4˝ miles away); Mississippi River (approx. 4.6 miles away); Historic Donaldsonville (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darrow.
Regarding Tezcuco Plantation.
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Additional commentary.
1. Additional history of the Tezcuco Plantation
"Maurice Bringier’s grandson Benjamin built Tezcuco in 1855, after marrying his cousin Aglae, daughter of Michel Doradou Bringier, who lived at nearby Hermitage Plantation. The house was named after a village on Lake Tezcuco, Montezuma’s refuge, or resting place, in his flight from Cortez. The bed of the lake, Texcoco (the Spanish spelling of the Aztec name), became the site of Mexico City" from Romantic New Orleans, by Deirdre Stanforth, 1979, Pelican Publishing. This excerpt is interesting as it indicates that the name of the plantation came from the Mexican town of Texcoco. The papers of Benjamin Turead at Louisiana State University also include information about the "Phoenix Company" of Louisiana in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. This unit fought in the Battle of Monterrey and then was reformed (thus the name "Phoenix") and continued in service until the end of the war. It is likely that Benjamin Turead was in this unit and potentially served in Texcoco, thus naming his future plantation house after the town a few years later (1855) when he returned to the United
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 10, 2015
2. Tezcuco Plantation site
The marker is to the right of this gate.
As a side note, the above quote is somewhat incorrect, as the name of the town Texcoco probably does not mean 'resting place', but rather might mean 'place of the flowered cliffs' in Nahuatl. Also, it was not a resting place for Montezuma, who never fled from Cortez, but rather it was a place where Cortez regrouped after the disastrous "Night of Sorrows" of June 30, 1520 when he was almost completely routed by the Aztecs. It is likely that over time the story was misinterpreted and passed on as family lore.
— Submitted September 13, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Photographed By David Seibert, October 1, 1965
3. Tezcuco Plantation (before it burned in 2002)
Photographed By Denise H. Lajaunie
4. Tezcuco Plantation
Photographed By Denise H. Lajaunie
5. Tezcuco Plantation
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 173 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2015. 3. submitted on September 11, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5. submitted on December 26, 2023, by Denise H. Lajaunie of Houma, Louisiana. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
