Plaque in Natchez Honoring General Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count de Gálvez and Viceroy of New Spain from 1785-1786 (July 23, 1746 - November 30, 1786)

Maryland Resolution to General Gálvez and the Spanish for Revolutionary War Service
Role of Gálvez in the American Revolution
Role of Spain in the American Revolution - March 29, 1979 Address to the Louisiana Historical Society by the Hon. José Montero de Pedro, Marqués de Casa Mena, Consul General of Spain
The Society, the Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez [the Grenadiers and Ladies of Galvez], which is based in San Antonio, TX dedicated a plaque to Gálvez in New Orleans on Thursday, September 25, 2012 - permission was given by The Times-Picayune to convert an article published Friday, Sept. 26, 2012 to pdf format - see Gálvez Plaque-NO

A comprehensive history on the role of Gálvez in the American Revolutionay War is in the book

Bernardo de Gálvez in Louisiana 1776-1783
by John Walton Caughey
with a Foreword by Jack D.L. Holmes

There is a Bernardo de Gálvez Statue Park in the District of Columbia. The Statue was a gift from the King of Spain in 1976 to celebrate the American Bi-Centennial and the role of Galvez in the American War of Independence. EXCERPTS OF A SPEECH GIVEN ON THIS LOCATION ON JUNE 3, 1976 BY HIS MAJESTY DON JUAN CARLOS I KING OF SPAIN BERNARDO DE GALVEZ THE GREAT SPANISH SOLDIER CARRIED OUT A COURAGEOUS CAMPAIGN IN LANDS BORDERING THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. THIS MASTERPIECE OF MILITARY STRATEGY LIGHTENED THE PRESSURE OF THE ENGLISH IN THE WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN SETTLERS WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE. MAY THE STATUE OF BERNARDO DE GALVEZ SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT SPAIN OFFERED THE BLOOD OF HER SOLDIERS FOR THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. Link to the Gálvez Statue Park Photos

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