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From the late s until her death in , a fragile-looking wisp of a black-haired, blue-eyed woman made it her mission to protect Texas historical treasures. She forged innovative volunteer groups. She identified and marked important historic sites. And she even defied law officers in her zeal to preserve the Alamo.
Among Texas' historical preservation pioneers, few can equal the record of San Antonio teacher and historian Adina Emilia De Zavala. Energetic and dedicated, Adina spearheaded preserving such important state historical sites as the Alamo complex, four other former Franciscan missions, and the Spanish Governor's Palace, all in San Antonio.
In addition, Adina De Zavala encouraged the statewide recognition of Texas Independence Day on March 2. She established organizations to further the preservation of historical sites and the education of Texans about their heritage. She suggested that Texas public schools be named for state heroes (San Antonio schools were designated by numbers until ), and she facilitated the marking of almost 40 major sites as places o
Adina Emilia de Zavala
Nevada Street in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas &#; The American South (West South Central)
Photographed by James Hulse, December 24,
1. Adina Emilia de Zavala Marker
Adina Emilia de Zavala. . , Teacher, historian and preservationist Adina Emilia de Zavala was born in Harris County, Texas, on November 28, She was the daughter of Augustine and Julia Tyrrell de Zavala, and the granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala, first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas. Adina spent her early years in Galveston, before moving with her family to a ranch near San Antonio circa , Miss Adina was a founding member of "De Zavala's Daughters," one of the earliest preservation groups in the state of Texas. Among de Zavala's most renowned contributions to the preservation of Texas history was hre role in saving the Alamo Long Barracks from demolition. De Zavala not only secured funding from philanthropist Clara Driscoll for the purchase of the structure, but she also barricaded herself inside the military quarters in February of when she feared the building was to be razed. Besides her dedication to savin
by Erin Murrah-Mandril, UT Arlington.
Adina de Zavala was dubbed “the angel of the Alamo” when she barricaded herself in the Alamo building in to save it from demolition. She specifically occupied the long barracks, also known as the convento, where much of the fighting of the Alamo battle occurred. De Zavala refused to give the keys to her rival in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT), Clara Driscoll, who wanted to demolish that part of the building in order to emphasize the chapel that has since become the iconic emblem of the Alamo battle. This ‘second battle of the Alamo’ splashed across national news and became a centerpiece of Adina de Zavala’s biography for years to come.
Though de Zavala, like Bowie and Travis, ultimately lost her battle over the Alamo, she left the DRT and went on to preserve the Spanish Governor’s Palace and numerous missions in the San Antonio area. She also collected troves of archival material throughout her life. She understood the importance of archiving Texas history and was well versed in Texana archives far and wide. In a address to the Club Women of Texas, she explained “In the libraries and archives of Mexico and the l
Adina Emilia de Zavala was the oldest child of Augustine and Julia Tyrrell de Zavala. Augustine () was the oldest of the three children born to Lorenzo de Zavala and his second wife Emily West (). Lorenzo was married twice, first to Maria Josefa Teresa Correa y Correa with whom he had three children: Maria Manuela, Lorenzo (Jr.) and William Henry and second to Miranda Emily West whom he married after Maria Josefa passed away, and with whom he had Augustine, Emilia and Ricardo. The family lived near the San Jacinto battleground and Lorenzo, the grandfather, died late in the year at the age of 48, after being caught out in a norther while in his boat.
Augustine was married in to Julia Byrne Tyrrell. Adina was born the following year and was the first of at least six children born between and During Adina&#;s youth, the family lived in Galveston and later in San Antonio. Adina was well educated and taught school when she was in her twenties.
Adina had been teaching school in San Antonio and exhibited her interest in historic preservation as early as the s. She became active with a group of other women in a group that became affiliated with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (
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