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Bernardo de Gálvez
Bernardo de Gálvez was a Spanish soldier who became governor of Spanish Louisiana in 1777. When Spain entered the American Revolutionary War, he used New Orleans as a base to capture British posts in West Florida, taking Baton Rouge in 1779, Mobile in 1780 and Pensacola in 1781. He later became viceroy of New Spain, and Galveston in Texas is named after him.
Mentioned in 2 state histories
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