Antonio lópez de santa anna sent out dragoons to nearby forests to bring in wood and branches They took all the bodies to alameda road and built a funeral pyre. A bout a mile from the site of the alamo and pompeo coppini ’s grand cenotaph, is a modest plot in the oddfellows cemetery, one of the old san antonio city cemeteries Only a thick chain and a recently erected historical marker delineates the plot from nearby civilian tombstones. Two funeral pyres were set One at what is now the location of the alamo cenotaph and the other at the location of east commerce and rusk streets
According to legend, some of the ashes were recovered and are now kept within the san fernando cathedral. Skeletal remains have since been unearthed. While there are several references to burials in the church found in the records of the san fernando cathedral, none have been found recording the burial of the protestant and catholic heroes who fell at the alamo. The siege and the final assault on the alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in texas history The battle was conspicuous for the large number of illustrious personalities among its combatants. All of the texian defenders were killed.
“the charred remains of the alamo dead were dumped in a common grave Its location went unrecorded and was never found.” Alamo historians and curators continue their research to ensure that all men who died at the alamo are honored As new research comes to light, this list and the history of each defender might change.
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