Belle Rose in Assumption Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Valenzuela Dans La Fourche

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015

1. Valenzuela Dans La Fourche Marker

Inscription. Founded under Spanish rule c. 1778 by Canary Islanders, later joined by Acadians and others. Post believed to have been on site of "Belle Alliance Plantation," 841 acre grant to Don Juan Vives, early Spanish physician, officer in the Galvez Expedition.

Erected 1965 by Louisiana Tourist and Development Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 30° 3.323′ N, 91° 2.078′ W. Marker is in Belle Rose, Louisiana, in Assumption Parish. It is on State Highway 308 0.2 miles south of Belle Alliance Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belle Rose LA 70341, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

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,

Acadia,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Israel Baptist School / Formerly Baptist Church School (approx. half a mile away); St. Emma Plantation (approx. 2 miles away); City Recreation Center (approx. 4.1 miles away); African American Life (approx. 4.1 miles away); Central Agricultural School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bicentennial Jazz Plaza (approx. 4.1 miles away); All Roads Lead to Donaldsonville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Freedom Seekers (approx. 4.2 miles away).

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015

2. Valenzuela Dans La Fourche Marker

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