Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez

Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez (July 23, 1746 – November 30, 1786) is a Spanish military leader and colonial administrator who serves as colonial governor of Louisiana and Cuba, and later as Viceroy of New Spain.

Gálvez aids the American Thirteen Colonies in their quest for independence and leads Spanish forces against Britain in the Revolutionary War, defeating the British at the Siege of Pensacola (1781) and reconquering Florida for Spain.

He spends the last two years of his life as Viceroy of New Spain, succeeding his father Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo.

The city of Galveston, Texas is named for him.

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