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Matías de Gálvez

generalSpain2 battles1 war

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1717 – 1784

1720173017401750176017701780Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783) · 1779-1783Battle of Roatán — March 16, 1782 · Spain · Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)Battle of the Black River — April 13, 1782 · Spain · Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)

Active service 1782 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 65.

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Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo, KOS was a Spanish general, the Captain General of Guatemala from April 1779 to 3 April 1783, and Viceroy of New Spain from 29 April 1783 to 3 November 1784.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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