| James Bowie Hero of the Alamo
"They never fail who die in a just cause"
Love of adventure brought the young South Carolinian to Texas with James Long
in 1819. Romance made of him a Mexican citizen and won for him in San
Antonio a Spanish bride, Ursula Veramendi.
Erected by the State of Texas - 1936.
Dreams of fabulous wealth lured Bowie to the San Saba region where he met an
unexpected Indian attack with unflinching courage against the political and
military tyrant who threatened the freedom of Texas, his arm was repeatedly
raised until he fell among the last defenders of the Alamo March 6, 1836.
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