Alfonso Steel
Mexia, Limestone County, Texas
Marker Inscription
He was severely wounded in the Battle of San Jacinto and its last survivor. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Alfonso Steel fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, the decisive clash in which Texian forces under Sam Houston routed the Mexican army in a fight lasting less than twenty minutes and won independence for the Republic of Texas. Wounded in that battle, Steel lived on for decades and became its last surviving veteran, a living link to the founding fight of the Texas Republic. The State of Texas honored him with this marker in 1962.
Why it matters
As the final survivor of the battle that birthed the Texas Republic, Steel embodied the passing of the revolutionary generation and Texans' enduring reverence for their war of independence.
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