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Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Canary Islanders Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2020
1. Canary Islanders Memorial
Inscription.
We dedicate this memorial in honor of our Spanish ancestors from the Canary Islands who, in the 18th century, sailed to Louisiana where they settled and prospered, thus fulfilling God's will as written in Holy Scripture:
Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. Genesis 9:1

Se dedica este monumento en honor De Nuestros Antepasados Espaρoles de Las Islas Canarias. en el siglo XVIII navegaron desde Las Islas en Barcos de vela y llegaron a Luisiana donde se establecieron y prosperaron, asν cumpliendo la voluntad de Dios segϊn las Escrituras Sagradas:
Crezcan, multiplνquense y pueblen la tierra.
Gιnesis 9:1

Dedicated Oct. 7, 2000,
 
Erected 2000 by Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 30° 6.076′ N, 90° 59.11′ W. Marker is in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It can be reached from Opelousas Street east of St. Vincent Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Donaldsonville

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LA 70346, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana — Cajun Country, and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louisiana's Underground Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Swamp (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Culture (approx. Ό mile away); Freedom Seekers (approx. Ό mile away); Down The River (approx. Ό mile away); Ascension Of Our Lord Catholic Church (approx. Ό mile away); Ascension Catholic Church (approx. Ό mile away); Central Agricultural School (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Donaldsonville.
 
More about this marker.
Canary Islanders Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2020
2. Canary Islanders Memorial
Located at the main entrance of the Ascension Catholic Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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