Preservationist. The granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala, first vice president of the Republic of Texas, she's credited as the one person most responsible for saving from destruction a portion of the old San Antonio de Valero Mission, better known as the Alamo. Were it not for her efforts, the Alamo mission convent, also known as the monastry, long barracks, or fortress, might have been replaced by a parking lot. In February 1908, to protest its destruction, she defiantly barricaded herself inside the north barrack of the Alamo for three days. She believed this section was of even more historical worth than the Alamo chapel. It was later confirmed that that section of the Alamo grounds is where much of the fighting took place in the legendary 1836 battle. She was also instrumental in saving the Spanish Governors' Palace in San Antonio. In 1912, she organized the Texas Historical and Landmark Association. She also wrote several books about San Antonio and the Alamo.
Preservationist. The granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala, first vice president of the Republic of Texas, she's credited as the one person most responsible for saving from destruction a portion of the old San Antonio de Valero Mission, better known as the Alamo. Were it not for her efforts, the Alamo mission convent, also known as the monastry, long barracks, or fortress, might have been replaced by a parking lot. In February 1908, to protest its destruction, she defiantly barricaded herself inside the north barrack of the Alamo for three days. She believed this section was of even more historical worth than the Alamo chapel. It was later confirmed that that section of the Alamo grounds is where much of the fighting took place in the legendary 1836 battle. She was also instrumental in saving the Spanish Governors' Palace in San Antonio. In 1912, she organized the Texas Historical and Landmark Association. She also wrote several books about San Antonio and the Alamo.
