Biography of enrique esparza at the alamodome

 

The Story of Enrique Esparza As told in The San Antonio Light, Saturday November 22,

Since the death of Senora Candelaria Villanueva, several years ago at the age of there is but one person alive who claims to have been in the siege of the Alamo.

That person is Enrique Esparza, now 74 years old, who, firm-stepped, clear-minded and clear-eyed, bids fair to live to the age of the woman who for so long shared honors with him.

Enrique Esparza, who tells one of the most interesting stories ever narrated, works a truck garden on Nogalitos street between the southern Pacific Railroad track and the San Pedro creek.

Here he lives with the family of his son, Victor Esparza.

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Every morning he is up before daybreak and helps load the wagons with garden stuff that is to be taken up town to market.

He is a farmer of experience and contributes very materially to the success of the beautiful five acres garden, of which he is the joint proprietor.

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