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Post by elcolorado on Jun 30, 2007 10:57:05 GMT -5
Besides Francisco Esparza, does anyone have any information of other Bexarenos that, willingly or unwillingly, joined Santa Anna's army and took part in the Alamo siege?
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Post by Herb on Jun 30, 2007 18:42:14 GMT -5
Glenn, I think, I can't find the source, but believe it's Jack Edmonson's The Alamo Story that after Cos's surrender in December that the local presidial company, Esparza's unit, was basically furloughed, and allowed to stay at their homes in Bexar. When Santa Anna arrived in February he recalled them, but didn't actually use them during the siege. If he did it would have been with the cavalry, and not the assault. It would seem that if the Esparza's fought each other it would have been in December and not March. This is all from an inperfect memory!  I just can't find the source! |
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Post by Rich Curilla on Jun 30, 2007 23:24:25 GMT -5
Likewise, I am recalling that Francisco, at least, was not involved at the Alamo -- certainly did not attack the walls, as per the Imax film. As for other Bexarenos of the presidiales, I don't know that I have ever heard. What about Vergara and Barcenas? Were they with Seguin's company or what?
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Post by elcolorado on Jul 1, 2007 9:58:11 GMT -5
I have long believed that Francisco did not take part in the assault, since all I have read implied that he didn't. However, yesterday I was looking through Groneman's "Alamo Defenders", and on page 46, Groneman suggests that he did. But if Francisco was in the "Leal Presidios", a cavalry unit, then maybe he was attached to Ramirez y Sesma and thus, took part in the battle but didn't take part in the assault on the fort itself.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Jul 1, 2007 11:15:32 GMT -5
I too recall reading that the presidial troops were not involved in the battle. I'll start digging...
Jim
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I just can't find the source!
