Who’s buried in Davy Crockett’s tomb? The answer might not be who you think.
The Alamo heroes’ ashes rest in a stone box just inside the front door of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio. How they got there is a Texas legend shrouded in mystery.
Made of white marble, the sarcophagus is about the size and shape of a child’s coffin. It is simply decorated with a laurel wreath surrounding a Lone Star with pictures of William Travis, David Crockett, and James Bowie placed over the star under the title “Texas Heroes.”
The 13-day siege of the Alamo Mission ended on March 6, 1836, with all the defenders dead. After the battle, Mexican General Santa Anna ordered the bodies burned on three pyres. Historical markers, one at 800 E. Commerce St., commemorate the supposed sites.
After the embers turned cold, the legend and mystery began…