Discovering Bernardo de Gálvez. Talk about one of the key characters in the history of the United States

Presentation of the English version of the book Y Bernardo de Gálvez entró en Washington (And Bernardo de Gálvez entered Washington) by Francisco "Paco" Reyero, which highlights the links between Spain and the United States. With the presence of the author and presented by Martha Vera, Honorary Consul of Spain in El Paso. About the book. This new book by Spanish writer Francisco "Paco" Reyero tells how Bernardo de Galvez, the "little known" Spanish hero of the American Revolution, has finally been recognized by the United States after more than two centuries of oblivion. An achievement that is due to the initiative of researchers and committed citizens on both sides of the Atlantic. George Washington himself recognized that the exploits of the then governor of Spanish Louisiana, a dominion that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada, were a decisive factor in the success of the poorly armed British colonists in their war for independence. Bernardo de Galvez is the most recent Honorary Citizen of the United States. A privilege enjoyed by only eight people, including Sir Winston Churchill and the Marquis de Lafayette. As Nancy Fetterman explains in the foreword, "thanks to Mr. Reyero's detective work, this book shares the dedication of the many people who made this dynamic man more than a footnote in American history." That is the best part of this book. All of these dynamic "Friends of Galvez" from Spain and America enjoy the success of this rare 18th century Spaniard in our shared history. Much of that drama of writing to congressmen and governors, of watching the newspapers, of sharing history, of hoping and wishing, was unknown until at last comes this book that explains the various dialogues that took place over many years." Américo Castro, Spanish historian, philologist and literary critic, said that "spreading the truth is as important as the truth itself"; that is what these pages are about. About Francisco Reyero. Francisco "Paco" Reyero (Seville, 1971) is a Spanish writer with a long and fruitful career in radio, press and television. Lately he has worked in the American West as a correspondent for Radio Nacional de España (RNE). Prior to this research on Bernardo de Gálvez, Paco published several successful works on American legends who had a fundamental relationship with Spain such as Sinatra: Nunca volveré a ese maldito país (Fundación Lara / Planeta, 2015), about the crooner's trips to Spain in search of Ava Gardner during Franco's dictatorship and Clint Eastwood: Hecho en madera: Desde que mi nombre me defiende (Fundación Lara / Planeta, 2017), about how the Californian actor found success filming Spanish spaghetti westerns. Reyero admires old-fashioned journalists, those who are willing to mingle with life. He believes in handwritten notes in a notebook and values interviews conducted in hotel lobbies or airport lounges. He doubts that computers can replace the heart of a friend.