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San Antonio Tricentennial

300 Years In The Making

In 2018, San Antonio will be celebrating its 300th anniversary in a big way. Our chapter will do its part in helping with the celebrations. We have submitted our application in October to become an official partner of the Tricentennial Celebration. We will be notified after November 1 if our application has been accepted. We will be using our sponsorship of the 4th of July Patriotic Ceremony as our main event to highlight a part of San Antonio’s rich history and in 2018, our ceremony will have a theme representing the 300th anniversary of the founding of our city.

However, we are not limited to just one event for the celebratory year. At our November meeting, we will discuss ideas on various ways our chapter can celebrate our tricentennial. For those who can not make the meetings, please feel free to submit your ideas to Governor Joe Perez via email at jperez329@satx.rr.com.

Our group has been a part of San Antonio for the past 40 years, surely we can come up with ideas to celebrate the past 300.

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Order of Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez

San Antonio Chapter

IN THIS ISSUE:

PG. San Antonio Tricentennial 1 Jesse Guerra - Memorial HS 1 Upcoming Events 2 Birthday Wishes 2 Website & Facebook 2 Christmas Party 3 Recent Internet Articles 4 2016 National Meeting 5-7 October Meeting Minutes 8

Granadero Jesse Guerra gave several presentations in his Granadero uniform to students at Memorial High School on Friday, September 30th. His wife, Dama Deborah Guerra, operated the projector as Jesse spoke during the presentations.

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Saturday, November 12 Noon – 1:00 pm U.S. Military Veterans Parade. We will march in the parade.

Friday - Sunday, November 11 - 13 National Meeting for Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez to be held in Galveston, TX.

Saturday, December 3 11:30 – 1:30 Christmas Party - La Fonda Restaurant in Alamo Heights at 8633 Crownhill Blvd near Loop 410 & Broadway

Website & Facebook Have you seen our website and Facebook pages recently? Our website is updated every

month by Granadero Roland Cantu, who has built an outstanding site with photos and informational articles. Our Facebook page has photos of our latest activities and other items of interest. Check out our website at www.granaderos.org and our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/GranaderosDeGalvez

Happy Birthday To Our

November Babies

Nov. 8 Roberto Flores Manuel Lizcano

Nov. 15

Elizabeth Perez

Nov. 23 Sylvia Escamilla

Nov. 28

Karla Galindo Michael Cristian

Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 2nd Royal Inn Oriental Cuisine Restaurant

5440 Babcock Rd ~ Dinner at 6:30 ~ Meeting at 7:30 Guest Speaker: Anthony Delgado

“A Biographical Sketch of the Battle of Medina Participants - The Royalists and Republicans”

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Christmas Party Our December meeting is also our Christmas Party!

Bring a new toy to be donated by the group to The Children’s Shelter.

Please let us know the names of those in your

party for the name tags.

Name: Name: Name: Name: # of people= x $20/person = $ Please make checks payable to: Granaderos Mail to: Elizabeth D. Perez, Treasurer 2714 Lovelace Blvd, San Antonio TX 78217 No later than November 28th Everyone gets a raffle ticket for a chance to win a lovely designer Christmas ornament. Please bring a new toy to donate to the Children’s Shelter on behalf of our chapter.

Appetizers: Tortilla Chips, Salsa Rojo & Roasted Salsa

Choice of Entrees (Choose one): □ Tacos al Carbon 2 beef fajita tacos, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, beans

□ La Fonda Salad Fresh mixed greens topped with zesty black bean & corn medley, grilled chicken breast, avocado & dressing (Ranch or Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette)

□ Enchilada Plate 2 cheese enchiladas, rice, beans

□ Fish Tacos 2 fish tacos in corn tortillas topped with cabbage slaw, zesty cilantro dressing & avocado, rice, boracho beans

Dessert: Bunuelos

Beverages: Tea or Water (Cash bar avail.)

Saturday, December 3 11:00 am – 1:00 pm La Fonda Alamo Hts 8633 Crownhill Blvd (Near 410 & Broadway)

An article by Shannon Collins with DoD News, Defense Media Activity appeared on the U.S. Department of Defense website. Her article states that while under Spanish rule, Puerto Rico fought alongside the American colonists in the Revolutionary War. Bernardo de Galvez, the governor of Louisiana in 1779, was named general of the Spanish colonial army and led his troops – consisting primarily of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics – to capture the cities of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; and St. Louis, Missouri, from the British. You can read it at: http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/974518/puerto-ricans-represented-throughout-us-military-history

Recent Articles on the Internet About Gálvez

The National Archives blog is a website where National Archives staff, volunteers and researchers from across the country go through boxes and write about what they find. Jackie Kilby, Archives Technician at the National

Archives at College Park, Maryland wrote an article about how Oliver Pollock helped finance the Colonist’s efforts during our War of Independence. The article is titled Oliver Pollock – Supporter of the Revolution, Creator of ‘$’ and can be found at the link below. https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2016/10/11/oliver-pollock-supporter-of-the-revolution-creator-of/

Bernardo de Gálvez, Pensacola 1781 is a comic book by graphic artist Daniel Torrado Medina, who resides in Spain. It illustrates the heroic victory of Gálvez over the British at the Siege of Pensacola which removed the British from the entire Gulf Coast. See it at: http://www.domestika.org/en/projects/263688-bernardo-de-galvez-pensacola-1781

Honorary Granadero de Gálvez of the San Antonio Chapter, Judge Edward F. Butler, Sr., has a new booklet out titled, George Washington’s Secret Ally. From his Editor’s Note, we read, “The facts and storyline presented herein are based on the author’s book “Gálvez/Spain, Our Forgotten Ally in the American Revolutionary War: A Concise Summary of Spain’s Assistance”. Thank you, Judge Butler, for illuminating this part of our American history.

Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez National Meeting

November 11 – 13, 2016 Galveston, TX Our 2016 National Meeting will be held at the luxurious Hotel Gálvez & Spa in Galveston, Texas from Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13. Venue details: Hotel Galvez & Spa www.hotelgalvez.com 2024 Seawall Blvd. Galveston, TX 77550 409-765-7721 Rates: $229 (Friday and Saturday), $249 (Saturday Only), $149 (Thursday and Sunday). When you make your reservation, say you are attending the Granaderos de Galvez National Meeting. (Note: The Galvez is a popular wedding venue, and there are at least two scheduled there on this weekend. So please note that there are many delightful, and possibly more reasonable hotels in Galveston very close to the Hotel Galvez!) Our agenda so far includes: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Friday Afternoon - Registration – Hotel Lobby 4:00 pm – Veteran’s Day Wreath Laying Ceremony at the WWI Memorial Monument in Menard Park. We are delighted to have many Galveston dignitaries already committed to attend this event. Immediately following the wreath laying Bill Adriance will give a guided tour of the park where the Bernardo de Gálvez statue and educational logia will be constructed. This event is open to the public! From Menard Park we will walk across the street to the Pleasure Pier for a reception and dinner at Bubba Gump’s! 9:00 am, Saturday morning We will start our annual meeting in the East Parlor of the Hotel. We have a wonderful meeting agenda, including reports of exciting developments with all the chapters, and ending with a buffet lunch followed by a preview of the opera with librettist Marec Béla Steffans and the composer Mary Carol Warwick. 3:00 pm on Saturday we will have a docent guided tour of the Bryan Museum (optional, with fee of $10). 7:00 pm, Saturday night dinner – location to be announced – Dutch treat. Sunday morning – Mass at the Basilica and farewell brunch – location to be announced -- Dutch treat

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Minutes for the meeting held October 5, 2016 at the Royal Inn Oriental Cuisine Restaurant

Submitted by Briana Perez Attendance:

Eileen Barrientos, Judge Edward Butler, Henry DeLeon, Pauline Faz, Joaquin Faz, Lucila Flores, Roberto Flores, Vivian Garza, Carlos Garza, Olga Lizcano, Manuel Lizcano, Briana Perez, Elizabeth Perez, Joe Perez, Miaoyin Rojas, Michael Rojas, Tim Thatcher, Susan Thonhoff Rodriguez, Judge Robert Thonhoff, Richard Whynot, Melissa Zamora, Alex Zamora The meeting commenced at 7:25 p.m. Judge Edward Butler provided the Invocation. Alex Zamora led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Governor Joe Perez welcomed guests Vivian Garza, Carlos Garza and Melissa Zamora. Treasurer Elizabeth Perez presented the Treasurer’s Report for September.

She reported a Beginning Balance of $1,646.87, Expenses of $16.10, Income of $325.15, and an Ending Balance of $1,955.92. A motion to accept the report was made by Olga Lizcano and seconded by Henry DeLeon. After a vote, the motion carried.

Governor Joe Perez ceded the floor to Judge Edward Butler who provided us with information about his new book “George Washington’s Secret Ally”. He announced that he will have the book available for purchase after the meeting.

Joe Perez announced the birthdays for this month. He spoke about our participation recently in the Diez y Seis Parade. He said that because the parade is held in a hot month at a hot time of day, it is too much for us to march in our wool uniforms, so we will probably not march in that parade in the future. Joe announced upcoming events with the Military Veterans Parade on Saturday, November 12th, our National Meeting on November 11 through 13 in Galveston and our Christmas Party on Saturday, December 3rd at La Fonda Restaurant. He also announced that he submitted the application for our group to be an official partner with the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission with our 2018 Fourth of July Patriotic Ceremony as an official event. He hopes to have a response from the commission soon. Joe also reminded everyone that our membership dues are currently due and delinquent at the end of November.

There was discussion and agreement that we will pray for Rueben Perez and his wife Carrie. There was also discussion on the Burgundian Cross flag and what it represents.

Richard Whynot reminded everyone about the Gálvez medal made by the Louisiana Society Sons of the American Revolution. We agreed to revisit making a Gálvez medal of our own.

Joe introduced Judge Robert Thonhoff as our Guest Speaker. Judge Thonhoff took us back in time to 1991 when the organization went to Spain and had a royal audience. He walked us through the events on each day of the journey which was packed with interesting activities. His presentation, with several photos from the trip, was very well received by those present.

The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.