Bernardo de Gálvez
By: by Russell Roberts.
Series: Latinos in American history
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hockessin, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Gálvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 -- Juvenile literature.; Gálvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786.; Governors -- Louisiana -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Governors.; Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.; Florida -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.; Louisiana -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Profiles Bernardo de Gálvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana during the American Revolution who drove the British out of Pensacola, Florida, safeguarding lower Mississippi River and the entire Gulf Coast region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46) and index.
Table of contents: title: Under fire; title: Gálvez in Louisiana; title: Aiding the Americans; title: Preparing for war; title: Yo solo; title: Mysterious death?