Hello,

In 2002, the Frenchman Lafayette received Honorary Citizenship, in 2009 the Pole Casimir Pulaski did. It is time for the little known Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez to receive the same honor as a war hero of the American Revolution.

S.J. Res 38 is a Joint Resolution sitting in the Senate Judiciary Committee to grant Bernardo de Gálvez Honorary Citizenship. The bill has passed the House but I need your help to get this bill out of committee NOW and passed by the Senate as a simple Unanimous Consent voice vote before the Senators adjourn for the holidays.

It is a bill which costs nothing, is completely non-controversial, and would honor a man who deserves thanks for his help in defeating the British during the American Revolution. 

Why? In 1777 the newly appointed Spanish Governor of Louisiana Bernardo de Gálvez began shipping supplies up the Mississippi River in secret to the American colonists. Gen. George Rogers Clark used the supplies to defeat the British in Illinois and Washington received the much needed supplies at Valley Forge.

Spain declared war on the British in 1779. During the next three years, Bernardo de Gálvez raised armies from Louisiana and Texas with which he defeated the British all along the Mississippi and in the Gulf of Mexico. This led to Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown to Gen. Washington and victory for the new United States. Washington publicly acknowledged his help.

 After sending this e-mail to EVERYONE you know, please do the following:

1.  Google your Senators, (they only respond to correspondence from their own constituents).

2. Click on the link to e-mail the Senators – register as one of his/her constituents and choose the topic Judiciary, Foreign Affairs or Other.

3. Cut and paste the following message – simple, quick, easy:

Please support S.J. Res 38 by Unanimous Consent to grant Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez Honorary Citizenship for his aid during the American Revolution. This is a cost-free, non-controversial bill that will honor our war heroes. Thank you for your support.

4. Send the e-mail IMMEDIATELY. We only have two weeks left to get this out of the Judiciary Committee and onto the floor of the Senate. The more e-mails ALL the Senators get, the more likely our success is.

Thanks for your help!

God Bless you,
Teresa Valcarce