. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. the crudest persecutions of anumber of prominent San Antonio women by the tyranicalSpanish general, Arredondo, who on August 20, 1813, arrivedin San Antonio at the head of 5,000 troops sent to quell a revo-lutionary uprising. These revolutionists had previously beheaded the gover-nor of the province of Bexar Saucedo, to avenge the death ofa former governor, Delgado, whom the Spaniards had deposedbecause he was said to have sympathized with the revolu-tionists, who had likewise beheaded a previous governor, An-tonio Cordero, whose head, together with
. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. the crudest persecutions of anumber of prominent San Antonio women by the tyranicalSpanish general, Arredondo, who on August 20, 1813, arrivedin San Antonio at the head of 5,000 troops sent to quell a revo-lutionary uprising. These revolutionists had previously beheaded the gover-nor of the province of Bexar Saucedo, to avenge the death ofa former governor, Delgado, whom the Spaniards had deposedbecause he was said to have sympathized with the revolu-tionists, who had likewise beheaded a previous governor, An-tonio Cordero, whose head, together with that of Saucedo,the revolutionists had displayed at the top of tall poles setup in the center of the Plaza de las Armas, where the CityHall now stands on Military Plaza. Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes 105 On his way to the city Arredondo had captured one hun-dred and seventy-five men of the revolutionary party. Thesehe had tried by summary process, dooming them to speedydeath. He had his soldiers kill them in relays of ten, each. JOHN BOWEN, FIRST POSTMASTER OF SAN ANTONIO DURING TEXAS REPUBLIC. OWNEK OF BOWKN PENINSULA AND FAMOUS OLD nlINTA. relay of that number being placed in sitting posture on a logspanning a narrow trench or shallow pit that formed the com-mon grave of all. The victims fell into it as fast as the detailof executioners fired, the log being moved a short dis-
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