Alamo Defenders' Monument (San Fernando Cathedral Crypt)
115 Main Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA
Texas, USA
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1837
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Alamo Defenders' Monument (San Fernando Cathedral Crypt).
The remains are enshrined in a marble sarcophagus inside San Fernando Cathedral, a designated National Historic Landmark.
About Alamo Defenders' Monument (San Fernando Cathedral Crypt)
In February 1837, Texan officials gathered ashes believed to be the remains of Alamo defenders, cremated by Mexican troops after the 1836 battle, and interred them with military honors; a marble coffin believed to hold these remains was later placed within San Fernando Cathedral. The memorial reflects the Republic's early efforts to formally honor the Alamo's fallen.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Alamo Defenders' Monument (San Fernando Cathedral Crypt)
In February 1837, Texan officials gathered ashes believed to be the remains of Alamo defenders, cremated by Mexican troops after the 1836 battle, and interred them with military honors; a marble coffin believed to hold these remains was later placed within San Fernando Cathedral. The memorial reflects the Republic's early efforts to formally honor the Alamo's fallen.
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