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Submitted: 4/21/20 • Approved: 4/21/20 • Last Updated: 4/24/20 • R302121-G302119-S3
Here lies the remains of Travis, Crockett, Bowie
and other Alamo heroes.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio erected this memorial
May 11, AD 1938 R. I. P.
Formerly buried in the sanctuary of the old
Sn Fernando Church
Exhumed nJuly 28, 1936. Exposed to public view for a yer\ar.
Entombed May 11, 1938
A coffin in the San Fernando Cathedral purports to hold the ashes of the Alamo defenders. However, historians believe it more probable that the ashes were buried near the Alamo.
Contributed on 4/21/20 by tomtodd
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