About the Book:As Mexican soldiers fought the mostly Anglo-American colonists and volunteers at the Alamo in 1836, San Antonio’s Tejano population was caught in the crossfire, both literally and symbolically. Though their origins were in Mexico, the Tejanos had put down lasting roots in Texas and did not automatically identify with the Mexican cause. Indeed, as the accounts in this new collection demonstrate, their strongest allegiance was to their fellow San Antonians, with whom they shared a common history and a common plight as war raged in their hometown.Timothy M. Matovina here gathers all known Tejano accounts of the Battle of the Alamo. These accounts consist of first reports of the battle, including Juan N. Segun’s funeral oration at the interment ceremony of the Alamo defenders, conversations with local Tejanos, unpublished petitions and depositions, and published accounts from newspapers and other sources. This communal response to the legendary battle deepens our understanding of the formation of Mexican American consciousness and identity.Table of Contents: PrefaceIntroductionFirst Reports 1. Andrs Barcena and Anselmo Bergara, Examination by Texas Military Officials, 11 March 18362. Andrs Barcena and Anselmo Bergara, Letter of E. N. Gray, 11 March 18363. Juan N. Segun, Letter to General Albert Sidney Johnston, 13 March 18374. Juan N. Segun, Columbia (later Houston) Telegraph and Texas Register, 4 April 1837Conversations With Local Tejanos 5. Anonymous Local Tejanos, Diary of William Bollaert, 19-20 September 18436. Jos Antonio Navarro, Diary of Josiah Gregg, 23 September 18467. Antonio Cruz Arocha, Papers of Theodore Gentilz, no dateUnpublished Petitions and Depositions 8. Gabriel Martnez, Petition, 1 January 18509. Damasio de los Reyes, Deposition, 4 September 185610. Juana Navarro Alsbury, Petition, 1 November 185711. Francisco Esparza, Deposition, 26 August 185912. Candelario Villanueva, Deposition, 26 August 185913. Brigidio Guerrero, Petition, 4 January 186114. Francisco Antonio Ruiz, Deposition, 16 April 1861Published Accounts 15. Juan N. Segun, Personal Memoirs of John N. Segun, 185816. Francisco Antonio Ruiz, The Texas Almanac for 186017. Juana Navarro Alsbury, John S. Ford Memoirs, c. 1880s18. Juan N. Segun, Clarksville Standard, 4 March 188719. Juan N. Segun, Letter to William Winston Fontaine, 7 June 189020. Andrea Castan Villanueva, San Antonio Express, 6 March 189221. Eulalia Yorba, San Antonio Express, 12 April 189622. Andrea Castan Villanueva, San Antonio Light, 19 February 189923. Enrique Esparza, San Antonio Light, 10 November 190124. Enrique Esparza, San Antonio Express, 22 November 190225. Pablo Daz, San Antonio Express, 1 July 190626. Enrique Esparza, San Antonio Express, 12, 19 May 190727. Mara de Jess Delgado Buquor, San Antonio Express, 19 July 190728. Juan Daz, San Antonio Light, 1 September 190729. Juan Antonio Chvez, San Antonio Express, 15,22 December 190730. Pablo Daz, San Antonio Light, 31 October 190931. Juan Vargas, San Antonio Light, 3 April 191032. Enrique Esparza, Pablo Daz, and Juan Antonio Chvez, San Antonio Express, 26 March 191133. Juan Daz, Enrique Esparza, and Juan Antonio Chvez, San Antonio Express, 27 August 191134. Trinidad Coy, As Recalled by His Son Andrs Coy, San Antonio Light, 26 November 191135. Jos Mara Rodrguez, Rodrguez Memoirs of Early Texas, 191336. Juan Antonio Chvez, San Antonio Express, 19 April 191437. Antonio Menchaca, Memoirs, 1937Tejano Alamo Accounts: Collective LegacyBibliographyIndex