Don Andrés Almonaster y Roxas de Estrada (June 19, 1724 in Mairena del Alcor, Spain – April 26, 1798 in New Orleans, Luisiana) was a Spanish civil servant and philanthropist of New Orleans, today chiefly remembered for his numerous charitable benefactions made to the city of New Orleans.[1][2]
- ^ Octavio Gil Munilla - Participación de España en la génesis histórica de los Estados Unidos - 1963 - Page 33 "Un ilustre andaluz, don Andrés Almonaster y Rojas, fundó el Hospital Real, una iglesia, una escuela,"
- ^ The Hispanic World, 1492-1898: A Guide - Estela Guadalupe Jiménez Codinach, Library of Congress - 1994 - Page 347 "Andrés Almonaster y Rojas"