José Enrique de la Peña Collection 1835-1840, 1857

Peña, José Enrique de la, 1807-1841 or 1842

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José Enrique de la Peña, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Mexican Army under the command of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, chronicles the events of the Texas Revolution from the moment the Mexican Army departed Saltillo on its march towards Texas. These papers constitute one of the most detailed descriptions of the Battles of the Alamo, of San Jacinto and the battle, occupation and massacre of Goliad. A participant in the Battle of the Alamo, de la Peña's account of Davy Crockett's capture ...

Filisola, Vicente.

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Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836

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Frontiersman, member of Congress from Tennessee. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Carey & Hart, 1835 Jan. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165809 From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Carey & Hart, 1834 Dec. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690133 American frontiersman and politician. From the description of Letter : Washington City, to Henry R. Storrs, 1834 Jan...

Travis, William Barret, 1809-1836

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As commander of the doomed Alamo garrison, Colonel William Barret Travis became a legendary figure in Texas history. Born in South Carolina in 1809, Travis went on to study law and marry Rosanna Cato before moving to Texas. He left his family behind and settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony to practice law. With the coming of war with Mexico, Travis became an army officer and was ordered to reinforce the Alamo garrison in San Antonio de Bexar. He took command after James C. Neill gave up the pos...

Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876

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Epithet: President of Mexico British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000203 Commander in chief of Mexican Army and President of Mexico during war with United States (1846-1848). Letter thanks Don Juan Valdivia for providing lumber and use of his estate for defense against possible Spanish invasion (1829). From the description of Antonio Loṕez de Santa Anna letter, 1829. (University of the Pacific)...

Peña, José Enrique de la, 1807-1841 or 1842

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José Enrique de la Peña, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Mexican Army under the command of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, chronicles the events of the Texas Revolution from the moment the Mexican Army departed Saltillo on its march towards Texas. These papers constitute one of the most detailed descriptions of the Battles of the Alamo, of San Jacinto and the battle, occupation and massacre of Goliad. A participant in the Battle of the Alamo, de la Peña's account of Davy Crockett's capture ...

Fannin, James Walker, 1804?-1836

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Texas revolutionary James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1804-1836), was an illegitimate son born to Dr. Isham Fannin (b. 1778) in Morgan County, Georgia. Raised by his maternal grandfather, James W. Walker, on a plantation near Marion, Fannin entered West Point military academy in 1819. His time at West Point proved short-lived, however, and in 1821 he resigned after dueling with a fellow cadet. Fannin returned to Georgia and married Minerva Fort (b. ca. 1811), with whom he had two daughters....

Bowie, James, d. 1836

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The son of Reason (or Rezin) and Elve Bowie, James (Jim) Bowie (1796?-1836) moved around the southern United States in his early life, finally settling on a plantation near Opelousas, Louisiana, in around 1809. During the War of 1812, James and his brother Rezin Pleasant Bowie enlisted in the Second Division, Consolidated, of the U.S. Army. After the war, the brothers bought slaves from Jean Laffite and traded them in St. Landry Parish, until raising $65,0000, which James and Rezin ...