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LA HR7
Resolution
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mike Bayham
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AI Summary
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Commends Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish Louisiana governor, for leading military victories against British forces at Baton Rouge, Natchez, Mobile, and a two-month siege at Pensacola in 1781
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Recognizes Spain's military support beginning in 1779, including 11,000 soldiers and 12,000 sailors aboard 100 ships sent to Havana in 1780
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Acknowledges Spanish financial contributions, including funds raised from Havana, Puerto Rico, and Mexico that paid Continental Army wages and enabled the decisive victory at Yorktown
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Notes de Gálvez received honorary posthumous U.S. citizenship by congressional resolution in December 2014, with his portrait hung in the U.S. Capitol
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Urges that the role of Spain and Hispanic people in the American Revolution be taught in schools, printed in publications, and honored in museums
Legislative Description
Commends the pivotal contributions made by Bernardo de Gálvez and other Hispanic people during the American Revolution
COMMENDATIONS
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
3/12/2026