28-657: Cabildo may refer to: Buildings [ edit ] The Cabildo , a historic building in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Cabildo of Buenos Aires , a historical building in Argentina, government house during colonial times Cabildo of Jujuy , a National Historic Monument in Argentina Córdoba Cabildo , a historical building in Argentina, government house during colonial times Montevideo Cabildo ,
56-618: A 1932 one-act opera by Amy Beach Cabildo, Chile , a city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region USS Cabildo , a dock landing ship of the United States Navy, 1944–1970 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Cabildo Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cabildo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
84-602: A former government house in Montevideo, now a museum Government [ edit ] Cabildo (council) , a former Spanish municipal administrative unit governed by a council Cabildo abierto , or open cabildo, a Latin American political action for convening citizens to make important decisions Cabildo insular , island governments in the Canary Islands Cabildo Insular de Tenerife ,
112-700: Is a historical building in New Orleans, Louisiana . Originally the seat of Spanish colonial city hall, the building now forms part of the Louisiana State Museum . It is located along Jackson Square , adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral . The original Cabildo was destroyed in the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788 . The building was rebuilt between 1795 and 1799 as the home of the Spanish municipal government in New Orleans. In 1821,
140-611: The Louisiana Purchase was signed. To the cathedral's right is the Presbytère , built to match the Cabildo. The Presbytère was initially planned for housing the city's Roman Catholic priests and other church officials. At the start of the 19th century, it was adapted as a courthouse, and in the 20th century it became a museum. The Place d'Armes was the site for public execution of criminals and rebellious slaves during
168-585: The architect and landscape architect Louis H. Pilié . Jackson Square is roughly the size of a city block (GPS +29.9575 -90.0630). Sculptor Clark Mills' equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson (a recasting of the Washington, D.C., statue ), hero of the Battle of New Orleans and seventh U.S. president for whom the former military parade ground was named, was erected in 1856. Iron fences, walkways, benches, and Parisian-style landscaping remain intact from
196-454: The "Moon Walk" is designated as " Washington Artillery Park". On the north side of the square are three 18th-century historic buildings, which were the city's heart in the colonial era. The center of the three is St. Louis Cathedral . The cathedral was designated as a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI . To its left is the Cabildo , the old city hall, now a museum, where the final version of
224-688: The 1840s. The ground floors house shops and restaurants; the upper floors are apartments, the oldest continuously rented apartments in North America. Diagonally across Decatur Street upriver from Jackson Square is the Jax Brewery building, the original home of a favorite local beer. After the company ceased to operate independently, the building was converted into several businesses, including restaurants and specialty shops. In recent years, some retail space has been converted into luxury condominiums. Diagonally across Decatur Street downriver from
252-584: The 18th and early 19th centuries. After the 1811 German Coast Uprising , three slaves were hanged here. The heads of some of the executed rebels were put on the city's gates. (The same thing happened in St. Charles Parish , and a third slave-trial tribunal was held in St. John the Baptist Parish .) In the Reconstruction Era , Jackson Square served as an arsenal. During the insurrection following
280-422: The 1920s through the 1980s the square was famous as a gathering place of painters of widely varying talents, including proficient professionals, talented young art students, amateurs, and caricaturists . The 1960s and 1970s saw the beginnings of the square as a place of business for New Age and pagan devotees telling fortunes and reading palms and tarot cards. They sit on St. Ann or St. Peter street, alongside of
308-678: The New Orleans city council until the mid-1850s. The building's main hall, the Sala Capitular ("Meeting Room"), was originally utilized as a courtroom . The Spanish used the courtroom from 1799 to 1803, and from 1803 to 1812 it was used by the Louisiana territorial superior court. Between 1868 and 1910, the Cabildo was the seat of the Louisiana Supreme Court . The Sala Capitular was the site of several landmark court cases, including Plessy v. Ferguson . In 1895,
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#1732765940772336-639: The Sand ", Joseph Sisko ( Brock Peters ) reveals that he met his first wife Sarah ( Deborah Lacey ) in Jackson Square. Jackson Square is one of the most important locations that can be visited in the computer game Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers . The park is a crucial site, with much of the game's action focusing on it and a number of characters making their appearance there. In the 2017 novel Poisoned Tears , by Honduran author J. H. Bográn, one of
364-637: The Spanish coat of arms was removed from the façade pediment and replaced with the extant American eagle with cannonballs by the Italian sculptor Pietro Cardelli and the third floor with mansard roof was later added in 1847, in the French style. The building took its name from the governing body who met there—the "Illustrious Cabildo ," or city council. The Cabildo was the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies late in 1803, and continued to be used by
392-425: The battle's victorious General Jackson . In the center of the park stands an equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson erected in 1856, one of four identical statues in the U.S. by the sculptor Clark Mills . The statue was dedicated in a grand ceremony on Saturday, February 9, 1856. The square also has four slightly older statues, neoclassical representations of personifications of the four seasons, one near each corner of
420-415: The building was in a state of decay and proposed for demolition; artist William Woodward led a successful campaign to have the historic building preserved and restored. In 1911, with the state's highest court having vacated, the Cabildo became the home of the Louisiana State Museum . The museum displays exhibits about the history of Louisiana from its settlement up through the Reconstruction Era , and about
448-639: The disputed 1872 gubernatorial election , in March 1873, it was the site of the Battle of Jackson Square. A several-thousand-man militia under John McEnery , the Democratic claimant to the office of the Governor , defeated the New Orleans militia, seizing control of the state's buildings and armory for a few days. They retreated before the arrival of Federal forces, which temporarily re-established order. From
476-787: The governing body of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands Cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan , a governing council established in the 16th century in Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) Organizations [ edit ] Cabildo (Cuba) , African ethnic associations created in Cuba in the late 16th century Cabildo Mayor del Pueblo Muisca , an organization of indigenous people in Colombia Other uses [ edit ] Cabildo (magazine) , an Argentine nationalist Catholic magazine Cabildo (opera) ,
504-463: The heritage of the ethnic groups who have lived in the state. The Cabildo was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. The Cabildo was extensively damaged by a fire on May 11, 1988, which destroyed the cupola and the entire third floor, but it was restored and reopened to the public in 1994. In 2005, the Cabildo survived Hurricane Katrina , the eye of which passed 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown, with relatively minor damage. Days after
532-411: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cabildo&oldid=1192000285 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Cabildo The Cabildo , originally called "Casa Capitular",
560-419: The name was Plaza de Armas , which also means a place d'armes . Following the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788, the Spanish officials rebuilt the St. Louis Church (elevated to cathedral in 1793) in 1789 and the town hall (known as the Cabildo ) in 1795. Following the 1815 Battle of New Orleans , during the first half of the 19th century, the former military plaza was renamed Jackson Square, for
588-672: The original design by Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba , in 1851. She also built the Pontalba Buildings , which flank the old square . The flagpole, symbolizing the 1803 ceremonial transfers from Spain to France and then from France to the United States , reflects Louisiana's rich colonial history. During the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) repainted façades, renovated buildings, and improved landscaping in and around
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#1732765940772616-465: The park. The section of Chartres St. which comprises the parvis of Saint Louis Cathedral, the Presbytère, and the Cabildo is shared by visitors and artists, musicians, and varied street performers, such as jugglers and magicians. The performers generally work for tips . On the other two sides of the square are the Pontalba Buildings , matching red-brick, block-long, four‑story buildings built in
644-611: The park. Jackson Square has been filmed in numerous television shows and movies. Among these are the films Angel Heart , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , King Creole, and television series K-Ville , Treme , Memphis Beat and The Originals . It is the setting of an early scene in the graphic novel Polly and the Pirates by Ted Naifeh . In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " Image in
672-454: The park. In 1971, the pedestrian zone in the vicinity of Jackson Square was created, when three surrounding streets were closed to vehicular traffic—Chartres, St. Peter, and St. Ann. Early French colonial New Orleans was centered on what was then called the Place d'Armes ( lit. ' weapons’ square ' ). Under Spanish colonial administration in the second half of the 18th century,
700-564: The square is Café du Monde , open 24 hours a day. Part of the historic French Market , it is known for its café au lait , prepared with chicory , and for its beignets , served there continuously since the Civil War days. Jackson Square has been the site of hundreds of live music events. Every year, the square hosts the French Quarter Festival and Caroling in Jackson Square. Occasionally, formal concerts are given in
728-563: The square. The square originally overlooked the Mississippi River across Decatur Street , but the view was blocked in the 19th century by the construction of higher levees . The riverfront was long devoted to shipping docks. The 20th-century administration of Mayor Moon Landrieu installed a scenic boardwalk on top of the levee to reconnect the city to the river; it is known as the "Moon Walk" in his honor, and has since been expanded and paved. The space between Decatur Street and
756-640: The storm struck, the Louisiana State Police used the business offices of the Cabildo to set up what was called Troop N. From the Cabildo, state troopers patrolled the city's streets along with police agencies from New Mexico and New York . Jackson Square (New Orleans) Jackson Square , formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans , Louisiana . It
784-709: Was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase . In 2012 the American Planning Association designated Jackson Square as one of the Great Public Spaces in the United States. Jackson Square was designed after the famous 17th-century Place des Vosges in Paris , France , by
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