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Post by timg on Nov 24, 2009 14:57:38 GMT -5
Got a link to that forum mate ?
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Post by Kevin Young on Nov 24, 2009 17:29:12 GMT -5
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Post by timg on Nov 25, 2009 6:16:28 GMT -5
Many thanks for that. HunterMike, lovely model mate. cheers Tim
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Post by VictoriaR85 on Mar 19, 2010 16:06:24 GMT -5
I've always wondered what the interior of the Palace was like. The map referenced seemingly shows the layout of the rooms, but I'm not sure how accurate that might be. It's still almost a punch in the gut that the Palace was removed simply to widen one of many streets in downtown SA. I wonder exactly when those photos were taken. It appears the Palace was already in ruin at that point and it even looks like, in the photo facing south, the door on the northern side of the building was gone, leaving the interior exposed to the elements. Was there no one who lay claim to the Palace after Bowie died? Did it just sit in ruin until it was knocked down? I'd have to think someone was able to find use for it through all that time. Such a shame.
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Post by Hiram on Mar 19, 2010 17:19:15 GMT -5
Was there no one who lay claim to the Palace after Bowie died? Did it just sit in ruin until it was knocked down? I'd have to think someone was able to find use for it through all that time. Such a shame. Victoria,
I've looked briefly at a copy of the abstract of title that's on file at the DRT Library. It runs 138 pages and covers a period from 1777 to 1920. I can go back and look at the names but Bowie was not the heir to the property after the death of the Veramendis in 1833. It stayed in the family for some time.
A San Antonio Express-News article (14 March 2004) states that the brother of Jose Antonio Navarro and future father-in-law of William Gordon Cooke, Luciano Navarro, was occupying the house in 1836. Navarro filed a petition 12 November 1857 for damages incurred during the Tex Rev with the state legislature. He received no compensation.
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Post by Kevin Young on Mar 19, 2010 21:05:16 GMT -5
Hunter Mike has been doing a lot of research work on the Veramendi House for a scale model he has been working on. Maybe he will jump in.
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Post by VictoriaR85 on Mar 19, 2010 21:39:05 GMT -5
Was there no one who lay claim to the Palace after Bowie died? Did it just sit in ruin until it was knocked down? I'd have to think someone was able to find use for it through all that time. Such a shame. Victoria,
I've looked briefly at a copy of the abstract of title that's on file at the DRT Library. It runs 138 pages and covers a period from 1777 to 1920. I can go back and look at the names but Bowie was not the heir to the property after the death of the Veramendis in 1833. It stayed in the family for some time.
A San Antonio Express-News article (14 March 2004) states that the brother of Jose Antonio Navarro and future father-in-law of William Gordon Cooke, Luciano Navarro, was occupying the house in 1836. Navarro filed a petition 12 November 1857 for damages incurred during the Tex Rev with the state legislature. He received no compensation.Hmm, interesting. Did Bowie ever officially live in the house, then? I suppose I got the impression somewhere along the way that he was. At least around the time leading up to the battle. Perhaps this came from the 2004 film, but I'm not certain.
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Post by Hiram on Mar 20, 2010 0:22:11 GMT -5
James and Ursula shared the home with Juan and Josefa Veramendi until their deaths in Monclova in 1833. The Veramendis had seven children so the estate was divided (as was the house) between some of the surviving children.
A letter written by Jose Antonio Navarro to Samuel May Williams (26 September 1833) describes the death of the Veramendis occurring over the course of three days, 6 September to 8 September.
Its in this letter than Navarro also mentions the death of children belonging to Ursula, which has been a question of debate for years.
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Post by Wade Dillon on Mar 20, 2010 13:42:21 GMT -5
So, my question is, where would have Bowie stayed while in San Antonio?
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