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Survivors of the Battle of the Alamo–Episode 12

March 14, 2016

180 years ago, every Alamo defender lost his life.  But not everyone who was in the Alamo died.  Learn some stories of the folks who survived the battle and a little about the effect of the defeat on the government of the young Republic of Texas.
 
Angelina Dickinson, the “Babe of the Alamo”
Enrique Esparza was 8 years old at the time of the battle.
A drawing of Travis’ servant Joe identifying bodies for Santa Anna
Susanna Dickinson, perhaps the most famous Alamo survivor

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