Andrés Nava was born 1810 in Texas. He was one of a group of native Texans who enlisted for six months service under the command of Juan N. Seguín. He took part in the Siege of Béxar and served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Seguín’s company. Nava died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Demasio de los Reyes, who had been ordered into the Alamo to remove bodies to be burned, recognized Nava’s body in the ruins and later swore to this fact. Nava’s half-brother, Carmel Gonzara, and his sister, Dorotea Muñís, swore in an application for a grant of land that Nava died at the Alamo. On March 25, 1861, a note was placed in their file stating that they were too poor to carry the claim any further.
The Siege of Béxar Descendants
The Soldiers and their Descendants
Moore, Col. John Henry
Colonel Moore was elected Colonel Commandant of the Army of Texas on October 11, 1835 in Gonzales, the same day Stephen F. Austin was elected Commander in Chief and Edward Burleson, Lieutenant Colonel. Moore resigned his office on November 6th in Bexar and Ed Burleson was elected to replace him on November 7th. MOORE, JOHN […]
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