Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 506
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Spanish military and political leader Bernardo de
6	6	Gálvez fought bravely in behalf of American independence during the
7	7	American Revolutionary War; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Part of a prominent military family in Spain,
9	9	Bernardo Vicente Apolinar de Gálvez y Madrid was born in
10	10	Macharaviaya in 1746 and joined the Spanish military as a teenager,
11	11	beginning his career as a lieutenant in a war with Portugal; he made
12	12	his first trip to the Americas as part of an inspection tour of the
13	13	Viceroyalty of New Spain, and in 1769 he was commissioned to go to
14	14	the northern frontier of New Spain, where he received a promotion to
15	15	commandant of arms for Nueva Vizcaya and Sonora; after completing
16	16	various assignments in Europe, he returned to New Spain as a member
17	17	of the Louisiana Regiment in 1776; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Named the governor of Louisiana the following year,
19	19	Mr. Gálvez made vital contributions to the Revolutionary War
20	20	effort; he initially worked to ship gunpowder, muskets, uniforms,
21	21	medicine, and other supplies to American colonial rebels, and
22	22	following Spain's declaration of war on Great Britain, he conducted
23	23	a fierce campaign against the British along the Mississippi River
24	24	and Gulf Coast; he also negotiated with the Texas governor to supply
25	25	beef for the troops in the first cattle drives out of Texas; over
26	26	the next few years, he defeated the British in battles at Bayou
27	27	Manchac, Baton Rouge, Natchez, Mobile, and the Bahamas, and he
28	28	commanded a two-month siege on Fort George in Pensacola, which
29	29	ended with the British surrendering their West Florida capital;
30	30	after the war, he went on to serve as governor of Cuba and as viceroy
31	31	of New Spain; he died in 1786; and
32	32	WHEREAS, In recognition of his achievements, Mr. Gálvez
33	33	received commendation from the Continental Congress and letters of
34	34	appreciation from Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson; the Bay of
35	35	Galveston was also named in his honor, and the U.S. Congress
36	36	conferred honorary citizenship on him in 2014; moreover, his
37	37	hometown of Macharaviaya recognizes him with its annual Fourth of
38	38	July celebration, which features a parade and a reenactment of his
39	39	capture of Fort George in Pensacola; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Bernardo de Gálvez played a pivotal role in the
41	41	American Revolutionary War, and his contributions earned the
42	42	lasting admiration and appreciation of all citizens; now,
43	43	therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of Bernardo de
46	46	Gálvez.
47	47	Raymond
48	48	______________________________
49	49	Speaker of the House
50	50	I certify that H.R. No. 506 was adopted by the House on March
51	51	16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Chief Clerk of the House