GR030301

WHEREAS, there are no guidelines in existence relating to Hispanic applicants, and

WHEREAS, Spain was a valuable ally of the colonists during the American Revolutionary War - even before July 4, 1776; her soldiers and militia men fighting the English in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida; and because there were incursions along the Texas Gulf Coast by the British; and Spanish Galleons searched for Captain Cook, along the California coast; and because Spanish soldiers and militia were required to remain vigilant against attack by both the British and the Indians being supplied by the British, and specifically were required to guard the Camino Real, lifeline between Mexico City and Galvez' army in Louisiana;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

The Genealogy Committee of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution recommends to the National Trustees that the following guidelines relating to residents of New Spain be adopted:

1. After the formal declaration of War by Spain against England, any member of the army or navy of Spain, stationed in New Spain, including what is now Mexico, be considered a patriot. Consideration will be given to those who performed service prior to the formal declaration of war on a case by case basis.

2. After the formal declaration of War by Spain against England, any member of the militia of New Spain, including what is now Mexico, be considered a patriot.

3. Any male, who contributed a "donativo" to the war effort at the request of Carlos, III, king of Spain, be considered a patriot.

4. 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, if said book makes reference to the original record from which the event was memorialized:

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 California Patriots 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 Arizona Patriots 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 New Mexico Patriots 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 Texas Patriots 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 Louisiana Patriots 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 Patriots 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).