FOC 12th Annual Academic Symposium

Schedule

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 09:45 am

UTC-06:00

Location

New Orleans Jazz Museum | New Orleans, LA

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Friends of the Cabildo 12th Annual Academic Symposium
Spanish Colonial Louisiana and the American Revolution
Saturday, December 13th
9:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In-person: New Orleans Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade Ave)
Recorded for Viewing Later or Live Via Zoom
In-Person & Virtual through Zoom Tickets:
FOC Members $25, General Admission $40
$10 In-Person Student
Zoom Free for College, Jefferson, St. Bernard & Orleans Parish Students
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The Friends of the Cabildo will host its 12th annual educational symposium for members, general admission and students of St. Bernard, Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. The full day of talks will include seven (7) speakers on the unknown role that Spanish Louisiana, commanders and everyday residents played in the American Revolution.
From the Battle of Baton Rouge that Bernado de Galvez crushed the English with tactical genius to the unknown huge impact of the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain, much of Colonial Louisiana participated from Natives, Free People of Color, former French and new Spanish Citizens. The role of Galvez eventually led to the victories in Spanish Colonies of Mobile and Pensacola. The Symposium will also focus on Spanish Colonial Life in the 1770s and the political impacts of the Spanish Governments role in the war.
Lecture Schedule:
9:45 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.: Life in Spanish Colonial Louisiana in the 1770s | Dr. Charles Chamberlain (UNO) – Zoom
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.: The Role of the Spanish Government in Louisiana at the time of the Revolution | Dr. Larrie Ferreiro (George Mason University)
11:20 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.: Bernado Galvez His Life Before Louisiana | Alfonso Aurioles (Galvez Museum – Spain, Zoom)
12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Lunch Break
12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.: Battle of Baton Rouge & Lake Pontchartrain | Dr. Samuel Hyde (Southeastern Louisiana University)
1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.: Battle of Mobile & Pensacola I Mike Bunn (Blakely State Park Alabama, Zoom)
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. – Impact of the Revolution on the Louisiana Purchase | Dr. Derek Wood (Xavier University of New Orleans)
3:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. – Preview of the Louisiana State Museum’s Galvez ExhibitOpening 2026 at the Cabildo (Steven Kling – Guest Curator for LSM)
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