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Submitted: 4/23/14 • Approved: 4/24/14 • Last Updated: 4/9/23 • R49109-G0-S3
Galvez Expedition
Revolutionary War
1762 - 1845
Revolutionary War Patriot
Marker Placed by St Denis Chapter NSDAR
Photo courtesy of Jerry Bohnett
Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez (Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain July 23, 1746 – November 30, 1786) was a Spanish military leader & colonial administrator who served as colonial governor of Louisiana & Cuba, & later as Viceroy of New Spain.
Gálvez aided the American Thirteen Colonies in their quest for independence & led Spanish forces against Britain in the Revolutionary War, defeating the British at the Siege of Pensacola (1781) & reconquering Florida for Spain. He spent the last two years of his life as Viceroy of New Spain, succeeding his father Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo. The city of Galveston, Texas was named for him.
Contributed on 4/23/14
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Record #: 49109