Galvez Statue
Project

The Bernardo de Gálvez Plaza will be located in Menard Park which is owned by the City of Galveston, Texas.  The statue finishes and improves the eastern, Seawall corner of Menard Park, and will be completed with landscaping, benches, descriptive and educational weather-proof history signage, and commemorative brick and granite dedication plaques.  The 16-foot-tall bronze by Houston artist Eric Kaposta will be mounted on a berm, and the statue being displayed prominently on Seawall Boulevard.  Commemorative bricks will pave the park space (click here for a brick order form).

This monument will help educate the public about the little-known fact of Spain’s contribution toward removing the British from the Gulf Coast during the American Revolution, and it will honor and promote the significance of the Great Spanish Patriot, Bernardo de Gálvez, and his victories during the Revolution in the city named for him.  This project seeks to connect the Gulf Coast peoples with their early revolutionary patriots, and it will serve to educate a public that may not realize their heritage as descendants of patriots who fought for American independence.

• The Primary Mission of this project is to educate everyone about the American Revolution.
• It connects the contribution of Spain to the victory for American independence.
• It connects Spain’s hero of the American fight for independence, Bernardo de Gálvez, to that victory.
• The Project connects Texas to the American Revolution and the contributions of Texans, Mexicans, Spaniards, freed blacks and others in the battles Bernardo de Gálvez fought along the Gulf Coast.
• It connects the people of Hispanic heritage along the Gulf Coast to their genealogical heritage.
• Help us connect every Hispanic child to what Spain did to help America win independence.
• Connect with us, join us, and contribute to this monumental project.

 

To Contribute

Funds are being accepted by the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution.  The society is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.  Donations may be made in several ways.

Donate via Check 

This is the most preferable method to avoid fees. 

Make checks payable to Bernardo de Gálvez Chapter Texas SAR, with the memo text:  Galvez Project, mailed to the Treasurer of the Bernardo de Gálvez Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.  Address to: 
Gálvez Statue
P.O. Box 1
Galveston, TX 77553

Make checks payable to Texas SAR, with the memo text:  Galvez Project, mailed to the Treasurer of the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution.  Address to:
Texas SAR Treasurer - Galvez Project
11 Winhall Pl
The Woodlands, TX 77354-3313

Donate via GoFundMe

To broaden our fundraising reach, Texas SAR allows donations via GoFundMe.  GoFundMe does take a transaction fee for your donation, so we encourage anyone who can to please send us a check.  Click here to donate via GoFundMe.

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For Questions or additional information please contact Sam Massey, Chair Statue Committee, 713-665-4015, sampmasseyjr@gmail.com (or sam@galvezstatue.org).