New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny

1736-1800

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 9, 2015

1. Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny Marker

Inscription.
In the spring of 1779, Bouligny acting on order of Governor Bernardo de Galvez, led about 60 Spanish settlers to this site, marking the founding of New Iberia. To commemorate that event, the schoolchildren of New Iberia and the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of the City of New Iberia and the State of Louisiana erected this memorial.

Founding families
Miguel Romero · Antonio Villatoro (Viator) · Bernardo de Puentes · Francisco Balderas · José Lagos · Francisco Segura · José de Porras · Francisco Ortiz · Gonazlo de Prados

Founding families
Juan López · Juan Garrido · José Artacho · Juan Míguez · Julián de Aguilar · Rafael Vidal · José Fernández · Gabriel Lopez · Lucas Garcia

Erected 1976 by Schoolchildren of New Iberia, American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of the City of New Iberia and the State of Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 30° 0.408′ N, 91° 49.1′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It can be reached

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from West Main Street (State Highway 182) west of North Iberia Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in the Boulingy Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Iberia LA 70560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Robert Foligny Broussard (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwin Sidney Broussard (within shouting distance of this marker); Iberia Parish Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana's First Black Female Physician Dr. Emma Wakefield-Paillet

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 1, 2010

2. Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gouguenheim Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Steamboat Era (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Iberia.

Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny Bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 1, 2010

3. Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny Bust

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 1, 2010

4. Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,432 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.