,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 
,nelson7 introduced the following joint 
resolution2 which was read twice and    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,joint ,,resolution        
,conferring honorary citizenship of the 
,united ,states on ,bernardo de ,glvez y
 ,madrid1 ,viscount of ,galveston and   
,count of ,glvez4  ,whereas the ,united 
,states has conferred honorary          
citizenship on #g other occasions during
 its history1 and honorary citizenship  
is and should remain an extraordinary   
honor not lightly conferred nor         
frequently granted2  ,whereas ,bernardo 
de ,glvez y ,madrid1 ,viscount of       
,galveston and ,count of ,glvez1 was a  
hero of the ,revolutionary ,war who     
risked his life for the freedom of the  
,united ,states people and provided     
supplies1 intelligence1 and strong      
military support to the war effort2     

,whereas ,bernardo de ,glvez recruited  
an army of #g1ejj men made up of        
,spanish1 ,french1 ,african-,american1  
,mexican1 ,cuban1 and ,anglo-,american  
forces and led the effort of ,spain to  
aid the ,united ,states colonists       
against ,great ,britain2  ,whereas      
during the ,revolutionary ,war1         
,bernardo de ,glvez and his troops      
seized the ,port of ,new ,orleans and   
successfully defeated the ,british at   
battles in ,baton ,rouge1 ,louisiana1   
,natchez1 ,mississippi1 and ,mobile1    
,alabama2  ,whereas ,bernardo de ,glvez 
led the successful #b-month ,siege of   
,pensacola1 ,florida1 where his troops  
captured the capital of ,british ,west  
,florida and left the ,british with no  
naval bases in the ,gulf of ,mexico2    
,whereas ,bernardo de ,glvez was wounded
 during the ,siege of ,pensacola1       
demonstrating bravery that forever      
endeared him to the ,united ,states     
soldiers2  ,whereas ,bernardo de        
,glvez's victories against the ,british 

were recognized by ,george ,washington  
as a deciding factor in the outcome of  
the ,revolutionary ,war2  ,whereas      
,bernardo de ,glvez helped draft the    
terms of treaty that ended the          
,revolutionary ,war2  ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,continental ,congress  
declared1 on ,october #ca1 #aggh1 their 
gratitude and favorable sentiments to   
,bernardo de ,glvez for his conduct     
towards the ,united ,states2  ,whereas  
after the war1 ,bernardo de ,glvez      
served as viceroy of ,new ,spain and led
 the effort to chart the ,gulf of       
,mexico1 including ,galveston ,bay1 the 
largest bay on the ,texas coast2        
,whereas several geographic locations1  
including ,galveston ,bay1 ,galveston1  
,texas1 ,galveston ,county1 ,texas1     
,galvez1 ,louisiana1 and ,st4 ,bernard  
,parish1 ,louisiana1 are named after    
,bernardo de ,glvez2  ,whereas the      
,state of ,florida has honored ,bernardo
 de ,glvez with the designation of      
,great ,floridian2 and  ,whereas        

,bernardo de ,glvez played an integral  
role in the ,revolutionary ,war and     
helped secure the independence of the   
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that ,bernardo de ,glvez y ,madrid1    
,viscount of ,galveston and ,count of   
,glvez1 is proclaimed posthumously to be
 an honorary citizen of the ,united     
,states4