The Spanish settlement of San Miguel de los Adaes was established in 1716 and became the Spanish capital of Texas. The site was abandoned in 1773 and very little remains of this important part of Louisiana history.

For more information see http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/caneriver/los.htm and
http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/ilosadaes.aspx