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April 2003
Guidelines
for Acceptance of Residents of New Spain as Patriots
Soldiers who fought
under General Bernardo de Galvez, from 1776-1783.
Any member of the army or navy of Spain, who, after Spain declared
war against England in May 1779, was stationed in New Spain,
including what is now Mexico, be considered a patriot.
Any member of the
militia of New Spain, after Spain declared war against England in
May 1779, including what is now Mexico, be considered a patriot.
Any male, who
contributed a "donativo" to the war effort at the request of Carlos,
III, king of Spain, be considered a patriot.
That the following
non-exclusive list of books be acceptable proof of military or naval
service, militia service, and/or making a financial contribution to
the war effort to Spain:
Robert S. Weddle, The
Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Assoc.,Austin, TX, 1995).
Robert S. Weddle, San Juan Bautista: Gateway to Spanish Texas (Univ.
of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1968).
Robert S. Weddle & Robert Thonhoff, Drama & Conflict: The Texas Saga
of 1776 (Madrona Press, Austin, Texas, 1976).
Light Townsend Cummins, Spanish Observers and the American
Revolution, 1775-1783 (LSU Press, Baton Rouge).
Carlos Fernandez-Shaw, The Hispanic Presence in North America From
1492 to Today (Facts on File, New York, 1991).
Robert H. Thonhoff, The Vital Contribution of Spain in the Winning
of the American Revolution: An Essay on a Forgotten Chapter in the
History of the American Revolution (privately published, Karnes
City, TX, 2002).
Jose Rodulfo Boeta, Bernardo de Galvez (Publicaciones Espanolas,
Madrid, 1977).
Texas and the American Revolution
(Institute of Texas Cultures, San Antonio, TX, 1975).
John Walton Caughey, Bernardo de Galvez in Louisiana, 1776-1783
(Pelican Press, Gretna, LA, 1972 reprint).
Robert H. Thonhoff, The Texas Connection with the American
Revolution (Eakin Press, Austin, TX 1981).
Robert H. Thonhoff, El Fuerte del Cibolo: Sentinel of the Bexar-La
Bahia Ranches (Eakin Press, Austin, TX 1992).
Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough, Spain's Texas Patriot's in its
1779-1783 War with England during the American Revolution (SHHAR,
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Midway City,
CA, Part 5, 2000).
Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough, Spain's Arizona Patriot's in its
1779-1783 War with England during the American Revolution (SHHAR,
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Midway City,
CA, Part 3, 2000).
Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough, Spain's Louisiana Patriot's in
its 1779-1783 War with England during the American Revolution (SHHAR,
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Midway City,
CA, Part 6, 2000).
Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough, Spain's New Mexico Patriot's in
its 1779-1783 War with England during the American Revolution (SHHAR,
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Midway City,
CA, Part 4, 2000).
Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough, Spain's California Patriot's in
its 1779-1783 War with England during the American Revolution (SHHAR,
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Midway City,
CA, Part 1 & 2, 2000).
Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough, Spain's Patriot's of Northwestern
New Spain from South of the U.S. Border in its 1779-1783 War with
England during the American Revolution (SHHAR, Society of Hispanic
Historical and Ancestral Research, Midway City, CA, Part 8, 2000).
San Antonio: The First Civil Settlement in Texas (Canary Islands
Descendants Association, San Antonio, TX, 1981).
Robert A Black and Terry P. Wilson, The American Indian Quarterly,
(The Native American Studies Program, U. of CA., Berkeley.
Elizabeth A. H. John, Storms Brewed in Other Men's Worlds: The
Confrontation of Indians, Spanish, and French in the Southwest,
1540-1795 (Texas A & M Univ. Press, College Station, TX, 1975).
Thomas E. Chavez, Spain and the Independence of the United States:
An Intrinsic Gift (Univ. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM,
2002).
TXSSAR Victoria Chapter #50 Victoria, Texas
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