Spanish New Orleans and the Caribbean / La Nueva Orleans y el Caribe españoles
Historic New Orleans Collection 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Courtesy of THNOC
Patent of nobility, ca. 1783, awarded to Bernardo de Gálvez by Carlos III of Spain, in recognition of his victories over England. (THNOC, T74-78-L.1)
New Orleans' Spanish Colonial period which began in 1762 marked a new era in architecture, design, culture, language, and so much more for the young city. The Historic New Orleans Collection presents a bilingual exhibition in English and Spanish about the Spanish influence on a city most often associated with its French heritage. hnoc.org.
