Galvez Day is celebrated in Pensacola each May 8, commemorating the events of the same day in 1781 when Galvez and his men used artillery shells to pound Fort George, located at the top of the ...

(WEAR) — A major victory in Pensacola history was commemorated this weekend. The surrender of British troops to General Bernardo de Galvez in 1781 was celebrated. The Spanish forces acted on ...

Slicing through downtown Pensacola all the way to the bay ... When the Spanish seized power in 1781, they renamed the street after General Jose de Palafox y Melzi and called the square Ferdinand ...

Spanish commander Galvez defeated British troops and took Pensacola for his homeland on May 8, 1781. Each year, Pensacola, which boasts a large population with connections to Spain, celebrates the ...

It honors the spanish general who defeated the British during the siege of Pensacola in 1781. The Consul General of Spain in Miami was a special guest and delivered a message of gratitude from the ...