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A picture of persistence in honoring a Spanish hero of the Revolutionary War

Sometimes Congress takes a while to keep its promises. This one took only 231 years. It has been that long since Congress pledged to hang a portrait in the U.S. Capitol honoring Bernardo de Galvez, a daring Spanish military leader who became a hero in the colonies during the American Revolution.

 

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