Bernardo de Gálvez

Bernardo de Gálvez (1746–1786) was a Spanish general and colonial administrator born in Málaga province. As governor of Spanish Louisiana he backed the American revolutionaries, and after Spain entered the war in 1779 he led the campaigns of 1779–1781 that drove the British from West Florida, crowned by his victory at Pensacola.

Charles III added the motto Yo Solo, 'I alone', to his coat of arms. He later governed Cuba and succeeded his father as viceroy of New Spain, where he faced famine after poor harvests and died of typhus in 1786.