Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Gálvez Monument
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 15, 2009
1. Gálvez Monument Marker
Governor of Louisiana
1777 to 1785
The government of Spain donates this statue to the city of New Orleans to commemorate the bicentennial year of the independence of the United States to which the Spanish governor so decisively contributed.
Erected 1977 by Government of Spain.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 29° 56.985′ N, 90° 3.818′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. Marker can be reached from Canal Street east of Royal Street when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Canal Steet, New Orleans LA 70130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Visit Historic Algiers Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Canal Street Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States Customhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bienville's Plantation (approx. ¼ mile away); 114 Magazine Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Bank’s Arcade (approx. ¼
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More about this monument. Marker is at the foot of the memorial statue on the north side of the New Orleans World Trade Center building, east of Royal Street and west of the Algiers Ferry terminal on the Mississippi River.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. (Submitted on October 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Viceroy of New Spain; Juan De Avalos, sculptor.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 15, 2009
2. Gálvez Monument
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 15, 2009
3. Gálvez Monument
Photographed By Wikipedia
4. Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 6, 2009
5. Don Bernardo de Gálvez: 1746 - 1786
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,468 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
