Have you ever wondered who Adina De Zavala was or what she is know for? Adina was a outgoing and very smart person. She was born on November 28,1861 and passed away at age 93. Her father is Augustine de Zavala, he was a South Texa rancher. Her mother Julia de Zavala, was an irish immigrant who was educated in Galveston,Texas. When Adina was born, her family lived at De Zavala Point on Buffalo Bayou. Then in 1873 they moved near a ranch in San Antonio. Adina is known for saving the Alamo Long Barrack Fortress for future generations.Adina De Zavala encouraged the statewide recognition of Texas and defense of the Alamo.
In Adinas early life, She and her sister, Mary, would act out some plays about Texas history. She attended the Ursuline Academy …show more content…
She also taught in San Antonio. In the year of 1903, she helped to raise $75,000 needed to buy land. She resigned from teaching in the year of 1906. On February 10,1908, she was in possession of the keys of the alamo so she locked herself in the rat-infested building demanding that it should be preserved. She barricaded herself inside the north barrack of the Alamo in February 1908 to protest its destruction. In 1930 she helped the location near Crockett of sites of the first two missions established in Texas by the Spanish. In 1945 she was elected an honorary life fellow of the association life fellow of the council. She was dedicated catholic and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Texas Folklore Society and many more member groups. Adina wrote the playlet, The Six National Flags That Have Floated Over Texas, for educational tool about the ethnic diversity in the state. Her occupation was Teacher Historian Preservationist. A group of friendś and Adina saved several old historical buildings and a group of houses once lived in by Jose Antonio Navarro, a signer of the Texas Declaration of independence. In 1912, she organized a historical society called Texas Historical änd Landmark Association.¨ The organization did the majority of the historical and preservation work needed. All of her friend called her a strong-minded patriotic woman. She was very instrumental in promoting a
In Adinas early life, She and her sister, Mary, would act out some plays about Texas history. She attended the Ursuline Academy …show more content…
She also taught in San Antonio. In the year of 1903, she helped to raise $75,000 needed to buy land. She resigned from teaching in the year of 1906. On February 10,1908, she was in possession of the keys of the alamo so she locked herself in the rat-infested building demanding that it should be preserved. She barricaded herself inside the north barrack of the Alamo in February 1908 to protest its destruction. In 1930 she helped the location near Crockett of sites of the first two missions established in Texas by the Spanish. In 1945 she was elected an honorary life fellow of the association life fellow of the council. She was dedicated catholic and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Texas Folklore Society and many more member groups. Adina wrote the playlet, The Six National Flags That Have Floated Over Texas, for educational tool about the ethnic diversity in the state. Her occupation was Teacher Historian Preservationist. A group of friendś and Adina saved several old historical buildings and a group of houses once lived in by Jose Antonio Navarro, a signer of the Texas Declaration of independence. In 1912, she organized a historical society called Texas Historical änd Landmark Association.¨ The organization did the majority of the historical and preservation work needed. All of her friend called her a strong-minded patriotic woman. She was very instrumental in promoting a