| Marker Number |
1502 |
| Atlas Number |
5029001502 |
| Marker Title |
Enrique Esparza (September, 1824-December 20, 1917) |
| Index Entry |
Esparza, Enrique |
| Address |
|
| City |
San Antonio |
| County |
Bexar |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
551806 |
| UTM Northing |
3234635 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; writers and poets |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
In Cemetery, MT. Carmel Catholic Church, corner of Leal Rd & Martinez, Laysoy |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
Son of Alamo defender Gregorio Esparaza, 11-year old Enrique, his mother, two brothers, and sister were present at the seige by the Mexican Army (Feb. 23-Mar. 6, 1836). Hidden in a pile of hay, the youth saw his father fall and sitnessed the Heroic death of James Bowie on his sick bed. He then watched the bodies of the Texans burn in two huge pyres. Enrique Esparza's Eye-witness story later became Invaluable, for he was one of few survivors. |
