| Marker Number |
11741 |
| Atlas Number |
5029011741 |
| Marker Title |
Alejo de la Encarnacion Perez |
| Index Entry |
Perez, Alejo de la Encarnacion |
| Address |
1100 S. Colorado St. |
| City |
San Antonio |
| County |
Bexar |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
547311 |
| UTM Northing |
3254057 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution; Civil War; military topics; city official; Hispanic topics |
| Marker Year |
1998 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
San Fernando Cemetery #1, SW section of the cemetery near Colorado St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(March 23, 1835 - October 10, 1918) Alejo de la Encarnacio Perez, infant son of Maria Juana Navarro Perez, was the youngest known survivor of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. From 1861 to 1864 Alejo served in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he served the city of San Antonio in a number of offices, including those of police officer and city marshal. Alejo's marriages, to Maria Antonia Rodriguez and Florencia Sappo Valdez, produced 11 children. At the time of his death he was the last known Alamo survivor. Recorded - 1998 |
