Homesteading on Salado Creek: A Case Study of Mexican-Anglo Settlement in San Antonio

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "From the Famed to the Forgotten: Exploring San Antonio’s Storied History Through Urban Archeology" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

A native of Kentucky, Young Perry Alsbury moved to Texas in the 1820s. Here, he served in the Texas Revolution as a member of Deaf Smith's spy company and participated in burning the bridge over Vince's Bayou during the Battle of San Jacinto to prevent the retreat of Santa Anna's troops. After the Mexican-American War, he married Maria Romana de Jesus Rodriguez, a member of the influential Rodriguez family; her father served in the Texas Revolution under Juan Seguin. The Rodriguez family was descended from Andrés Benito Courbière, an important translator between the Spanish and various Native groups during the early settlement of San Antonio. Recent historical and archaeological investigations have focused on the controversial marriage of Perry and Maria, the history of the Courbière/Rodriguez family, historical land disputes, and the search for the location of the Alsbury homestead and family cemetery.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• From the Famed to the Forgotten: Exploring San Antonio’s Storied History Through Urban Archeology   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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