Central Business District in Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bernardo de Galvez

1746-1786

Photographed by Billy Clemmons, March 5, 2026

1. Bernardo de Galvez Marker

Inscription. Born in Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain • Governor of the Territory of Louisiana • Captured Mobile March First 1780 • Beginning thirty-three years of Spanish rule in Mobile

Erected 1967 by Vicente Rodilla Zanon of Valencia, Sculptor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 30° 41.264′ N, 88° 2.756′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of Government Street and S Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east on Government Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Government St, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Viceroyalty

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of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Alfonse X (The Wise) (a few steps from this marker); Mobile's Spanish Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Crown & Scepter of Isabel (within shouting distance of this marker); Hernando de Soto (within shouting distance of this marker); Isabel La Catolica (within shouting distance of this marker); The Little Colt (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Spanish Heritage (within shouting distance of this marker); 400 Government Street 1860 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Photographed by Billy Clemmons, March 5, 2026

2. Bernardo de Galvez Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2026, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2026, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.