(Front:) BERNARDO DE GALVEZ (COUNT DE GALVEZ) 1746–1786
(Side:) BERNARDO DE GALVEZ THE GREAT SPANISH SOLDIER CARRIED OUT A COURAGEOUS CAMPAIGN IN LANDS BORDERING THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. THIS MASTERPIECE OF MILITARY STRATEGY LIGHTENED THE PRESSURE OF THE ENGLISH IN THE WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN SETTLERS WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE. MAY THE STATUE OF BERNARDO DE GALVEZ SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT SPAIN OFFERED THE BLOOD OF HER SOLDIERS FOR THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. Excerpts of a speech given on this location on June 3, 1976 by His Majesty DON JUAN CARLOS I King of Spain
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equestrian, statue, bernardo, gálvez, bernardo, gálvez, bronze, equestrian, statue, bernardo, gálvez, viscount, galveston, sculpted, juan, Ávalos, spain, bernardo, gálvezbernardo, gálvez, statue, 2014artistjuan, Ávalosyearjune, 1976typebronzedimensions370, loc. Bernardo de Galvez is a bronze equestrian statue of Bernardo de Galvez 1st Viscount of Galveston sculpted by Juan de Avalos of Spain 1 Bernardo de GalvezBernardo de Galvez statue in 2014ArtistJuan de AvalosYearJune 3 1976TypeBronzeDimensions370 cm 400 cm 180 cm 144 in 156 in 72 in LocationWashington D C OwnerNational Park Service Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history edit nbsp Text of the inscriptionLocated in the American national capital of Washington D C it was dedicated on June 3 1976 one month and a day before Independence Day of the Fourth of July 1776 The statue was a gift from Spain to the United States upon the occasion of the U S A s Bicentennial 1776 1976 commemoration 200 years later after the American Revolution and subsequent American Revolutionary War 1776 1783 The Bernardo de Galvez sculpture is located along with the Statues of the Liberators at Virginia Avenue and 22nd Street N W near the United States Department of State building in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington D C It was dedicated by King Juan Carlos I of the Kingdom of Spain 2 The inscription on the base reads Front BERNARDO DE GALVEZ COUNT DE GALVEZ 1746 1786 Side BERNARDO DE GALVEZ THE GREAT SPANISH SOLDIER CARRIED OUT A COURAGEOUS CAMPAIGN IN LANDS BORDERING THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI THIS MASTERPIECE OF MILITARY STRATEGY LIGHTENED THE PRESSURE OF THE ENGLISH IN THE WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN SETTLERS WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE MAY THE STATUE OF BERNARDO DE GALVEZ SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT SPAIN OFFERED THE BLOOD OF HER SOLDIERS FOR THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE Excerpts of a speechgiven on this locationon June 3 1976 byHis MajestyDON JUAN CARLOS IKing of SpainSculptor Juan de Avalos Madrid SpainSee also editList of public art in Washington D C Ward 2 Statues of the LiberatorsReferences edit Bernado de Galvez Count de Galvez 1746 1786 sculpture Siris artinventories si edu Retrieved 2012 05 21 GaLVEZ Bernardo de Memorial near the State Dept in Washington D C by Juan De Avalos located in James M Goode s Foggy Bottom area Dcmemorials com 1976 06 03 Retrieved 2012 05 21 External links edit nbsp Media related to Statue of Bernardo de Galvez Washington D C at Wikimedia Commons Entry on THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE Victor Lang Remembers Bernardo de Galvez Statue Should Be Moved To Galveston 38 53 44 N 77 02 55 W 38 895683 N 77 048533 W 38 895683 77 048533 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Galvez amp oldid 1182997475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,