why was bernardo de galvez important
Bernardo Vicente de GÃ¡lvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of GÃ¡lvez was a Spanish military leader and colonial administrator who served as colonial governor of Spanish Louisiana and Cuba, and later as Viceroy of New Spain. GÃ¡lvez aided the American Thirteen Colonies in their quest for independence and led Spanish forces against Britain in the Revolutionary War, defeating the British at the Siege of Pensacola and conquering West Florida. Following GÃ¡lvez's successful campaign ...