Los Adaes State Historic Site

A young visitor with a reenactor in period clothing 6354 Hwy. 485Robeline, LA 71449United States Get Directions Facebook Hours of Operation Los Adaes State Historic Site is now operated byCane River National Heritage Areaplease call318-356-5555for more information. Admission/Entrance Fees Free Los Adaes, the symbol of New Spain in Louisiana, was once the capital of Texas and the scene of a unique cooperation among the French, the Spanish and the indigenous Native Americans. An area rich in archaeological finds, it thrives today as one of Louisiana's most intriguing state Historic Sites.Click herefor additional information about excavations at and resulting discoveries about the history of Los Adaes, courtesy of the Louisiana Division of Archaeology.Los Adaes dates back to the early 1700s when a Franciscan missionary, Father Francisco Hidalgo, urged the French governor of Louisiana to establish a post near east Texas. The missionary's objectives weren't purely religious; he knew that su...