Hey Chicos,It’s Jorge and Fran from Spanish Loops, and today we are rolling out a blockbuster: The life, grit, and legacy of Bernardo de Gálvez.

The Spanish powerhouse who helped to shape the early United States. If you’ve heard the Revolution told only through Boston and Philadelphia, buckle up. We’re headingsouth to New Orleans, the Mississippi, and Pensacola, where Gálvez played chess while others played checkers.

This episode gets into bold raids on British forts, secret supply lines down the Mississippi, and a swagger filled amphibious assault that flipped the Gulf Coast map.

Gálvez wasn’t background noise, he was a headline. Governor of Louisiana, field commander, strategist, and the guy whose “Yo Solo” spirit turned the tide when cannons and courage had to speak louder than politics.

We will connect dots the textbooks gloss over: Spain’s money, muskets, and ships; diverse regiments of free Black soldiers, Indigenous allies, Canary Islanders, and criollos; and a victory at Pensacola that slammed the southern door onBritish plans.

We’ll also track Gálvez’s fingerprints on American trade, thebirth of the Gulf Port network, and why his portrait hangs in the U.S. Capitol today.

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