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Photographer: Mark Hilton
Taken: March 10, 2014
Caption:
“Yo Solo” — “I Alone”
Siege of Pensacola, 1781
Bernardo de Galvez | Additional Description:
Inscription continues, “Dedicated May 8, 1981, Galvez Bicentennial Commission. Eduardo Anievas, Sculptor, Santander, Spain”. “Yo Solo” comes from the inscription on General Galvez’ coat of arms, created when he was named Count by the Spanish Crown. It is in reference to his singular determination to attack the British at Pensacola without the cooperation of the rest of the fleet.Submitted: March 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p285748
File Size: 0.451 Megabytes
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