Bernardo de Gálvez

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Bernardo de Gálvez was an 18th-century Spanish military leader and colonial governor who played a crucial role as an ally to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish military officer
colonial governor
human
nobleman
allyOf United States of America
surface form: United States
birthDate 1746-07-23
birthPlace Kingdom of Spain
Macharaviaya
Province of Málaga
surface form: Málaga Province
causeOfDeath illness
commemoratedBy Galveston
surface form: Galveston, Texas

Galvez, Louisiana
conflict American Revolutionary War
Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateReceived Honorary U.S. citizenship:2014-12-16
deathDate 1786-11-30
deathPlace Mexico City
Tacubaya neighborhood
surface form: Tacubaya

Viceroyalty of New Spain
endTime Governor of Spanish Louisiana:1785
Viceroy of New Spain:1786
familyName José de Gálvez
surface form: Gálvez
father Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo
fullName Bernardo de Gálvez self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid
givenName Bernardo
honor Honorary U.S. citizenship
Title Count of Gálvez
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memorial Portrait in the U.S. Capitol
Statue of Bernardo de Gálvez in Washington, D.C.
militaryBranch Spanish Army
militaryRank general
notableAchievement Captured Baton Rouge from the British in 1779
Captured Mobile from the British in 1780
Captured Natchez from the British in 1779
Captured Pensacola from the British in 1781
Led Spanish forces against Britain in the Gulf Coast during the American Revolutionary War
Provided supplies and military aid to the American Continental Army
Secured the lower Mississippi River for the American cause
notableFor Role as a Spanish ally of the American colonies
notableWork Spanish support for the American Revolutionary War
positionHeld Governor of Spanish Louisiana
Viceroy of New Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Marie Félicité de Saint-Maxent
startTime Governor of Spanish Louisiana:1777
Viceroy of New Spain:1785
uncle José de Gálvez
surface form: José de Gálvez y Gallardo

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Galveston namedAfter Bernardo de Gálvez
Bernardo de Gálvez fullName Bernardo de Gálvez self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid
Spanish Louisiana governor Bernardo de Gálvez
Spanish Louisiana notablePerson Bernardo de Gálvez
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) hasCommander Bernardo de Gálvez
Siege of Pensacola (1781) commander Bernardo de Gálvez
José de Gálvez familyName Bernardo de Gálvez
this entity surface form: Gálvez
José de Gálvez sibling Bernardo de Gálvez