Bernardo DE g?lvez y revolutionarios: the spanish fight for american freedom [the bernardo DE g?lvez y revolutionarios: the spanish fight for american freedom exhibition explores the life, legacy, and…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Louisiana Museum Foundation $142,541 on May 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to develop and present the "Bernardo de Gálvez y Revolutionarios: The Spanish Fight for American Freedom" exhibition. The exhibition explores the life, legacy, and multicultural army of Bernardo de Gálvez and his overlooked role in securing American independence, with particular focus on the territory now known as Louisiana and its significance to the American Revolution. The project aims to bring new perspective on these little-known Revolutionary War heroes to thousands of Louisiana residents and state visitors by including details rarely covered in American history education. Performance runs through April 30, 2027, with activities taking place in Louisiana.

Bernardo DE g?lvez y revolutionarios: the spanish fight for american freedom [the bernardo DE g?lvez y revolutionarios: the spanish fight for american freedom exhibition explores the life, legacy, and multicultural army of bernardo DE g?lvez and his critical, but often overlooked, role in securing american independence. American history education rarely includes details about the role that the territory that is now louisiana played in the ultimate outcome of the events surrounding the signing of the declaration of independence, and this unique examination of little-known heroes of the revolution will bring a new perspective to thousands of louisianans and visitors to the state.]