Event

Exhibit - 40 Years: Spain Louisiana & the American Revolution 1763-1803

• Every Tuesday Weekly & Every Wednesday Weekly & Every Thursday Weekly & Every Friday Weekly & Every Saturday Weekly from 09/07/2018 to 10/13/2018 Location: Acadian Cultural Center, Lafayette, | Map Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM,8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Fee Information: free Contact Name: Acadian Cultural Center, Lafayette Contact Email: E-Mail Us Contact Phone Number: 337-232-0789 ext 201
  During the Revolutionary War, Spain was an ally of the young United States. Bernardo de Galvez, governor of Spanish Louisiana, raised an army which included Spanish regular troops (mostly from Latin America) and local militias (mostly Acadians, recent immigrants to the area and ancestors of today's Cajuns). Together they waged a successful military campaign against the British along the Gulf Coast. 
  
  This special exhibit commemorates the Spanish role in Louisiana and Hispanic Heritage Month. Follow the link for more information about the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette. The center is open Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m.-noon. The center is closed on federal holidays, including Monday, October 8, for Columbus Day.