What happened to the bodies of those killed at the Alamo?
Steve Frost
Petersburg, Virginia
San Antonio Alcalde Francisco Antonio Ruiz gave the most concise account of the aftermath of the Texas Revolution battle that ended on March 6, 1836.
Soldiers buried the Mexican corpses in the graveyard, but when it was full, dumped the rest of the bodies in the river.
In terms of the Texian defenders, Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna sent out dragoons to nearby forests to bring in wood and branches.
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