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Preservationist Adina De Zavala
ADINA EMILIA DE ZAVALA November 28, 1861–March 1, 1955The second defense of the Alamo took place in 1908, when Adina De Zavala barricaded herself for three days in the long barracks, or convento, to protest plans for its destruction. Forbidden food and water, she was determined to save the Alamo compound from what she called “business greed.”De Zavala was born in Harris County in 1861 to an Irish mother and Mexican father. Her grandfather, Lorenzo,... Read More