The Spanish fleet had taken the British…
June 1781 CE
However, such exchanges are routine, and Gálvez arranges the exchange to free Spanish soldiers and seamen from the brutal conditions on British prison ships.
Gálvez and his army had been welcomed as heroes on their arrival in Havana on May 30
King Charles III will promote Gálvez to lieutenant general, and he will be made governor of both West Florida and Louisiana.
The royal commendation states that as Gálvez alone forced the entrance to the Bay, he can place on his coat of arms the words Yo Solo.
José Solano y Bote will later be recognized by King Charles III for coming to aid Gálvez with the title Marques del Socorro.
A painting of Solano now in the Museo Naval de Madrid shows him with Santa Rosa Bay in the background.
A British flag captured at Pensacola will be displayed at the Spanish Army Museum in Toledo.
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Waldeck, County of (later Principality of)
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