Summary:
In this book Spanish author Francisco Reyero narrates how Bernardo de Gálvez, "The Little Known Hero" (Macharaviaya, Málaga, 1746-Tacubaya, Mexico, 1786) has finally been eulogized by the North-American power after more than two centuries of being forgotten. This achievement was the result of the push of researchers and committed citizens from both sides of the Atlantic. The back then Governor of La Luisiana, who was acknowledged by general George Washington by being crucial in helping his army win the Revolutionary War, is the most recent Honorary Citizen of the United States, a privilege that only eight people possess, such as Winston Churchill or the Marquis de Lafayette.
"Without falling into a cliché vision of the past -writes Pedro G. Cuartango- and with no claims of superiority or triumphalism, it is fair and necessary to remember characters like Bernardo de Gálvez. This book is a tribute to him, but also a work of historic research and a great journalistic chronicle." As Américo Castro used to say, the truth is just as important as spreading it. That is what these pages are about.