Main/Military Plaza in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Remains of the Alamo Heroes

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010

1. Remains of the Alamo Heroes Marker

Inscription.
The remains of the Alamo Heroes
are entombed in the chapel at the
left-hand side of the entrance to
this cathedral

Visitors Welcome

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Heroes • Military • Notable Events • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence.

Location. 29° 25.468′ N, 98° 29.636′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Main/Military Plaza. It can be reached from Main Plaza. Marker is on wall near the south-center doorway entrance of the San Fernando Cathedral on the Main Plaza between Commerce and Delorosa Streets. Marker is at or near this postal address:. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Main Plaza, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: San Fernando Cathedral 200th Anniversary (here, next to this marker); San Antonio de Padua (a few steps from this marker); San Fernando Cathedral (a few steps from this marker); Reaffirming the Miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe (within shouting distance

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of this marker); The Old Cathedral (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Centennial 1861 - 1961 (within shouting distance of this marker); T.C. Frost and the Frost Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rioters (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

Remains of the Alamo Heroes Tomb and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 312010

2. Remains of the Alamo Heroes Tomb and Marker

Remains of the Alamo Heroes image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010

3. Remains of the Alamo Heroes

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010

4. Remains of the Alamo Heroes Marker

Here Lie the Remains of
Travis, Crockett, Bowie
and Other Alamo Heroes
Formerly buried in the
sanctuary of the old
San Fernando Church
Exhumed July 28, 1936
Exposed to public view
for a year
Intombed May 11, 1938

The Archdiocese of
San Antonio
erected this memorial
May 11. A.D. 1938
R.I.P.

San Fernando Cathedral image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010

5. San Fernando Cathedral

Remains of the Alamo Heroes Marker is first marker from left.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,548 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.