Damacio Jiménez

Damacio Jiménez was Tejano soldier who served under Juan Seguín during the Battle of the Alamo, but was not recognized as such until 150 years afterwards. Records placing him among those who perished in the battle were found in 1986 among court files by Laredo, Texas attorney Raul Casso IV. In support of an 1861 military land grant claim by the heirs of Jiménez, Seguin provided sworn testimony verifying the soldier's place in his company, as did Cornelio Delgado who stated he had seen Jiménez's corpse after the battle. The cash-poor Republic of Texas adopted a system of military land grants in lieu of service pay. Issuance of the grants were dependent upon the military muster lists and either the veterans or their heirs filing a claim, a process that required an upfront fee to complete. For service at the Battle of the Alamo and the Goliad massacre, the heirs were eligible to file for the land grants.^[1] Researchers on the defenders of the Alamo sometimes relied on the military land grants, but did not always check through the muster lists.^[2] Although the claim was filed in 1861, it was never registered due to a lack of filing fee. Casso referred to Jiménez as "the 189th Alamo defender". He was officially added to the list of Alamo defenders in 1987.^[3]

Tejanos who served under Juan Seguín

Tejano volunteers under Juan Seguín

Tejano volunteers under the command of Juan Seguín for all or part of their service in the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas. Note that Seguin's men at the Alamo were scouts/couriers going in and out, between San Antonio and nearby Gonzales, the rallying point for volunteers.

Siege of Béxar Juan Abamillo José Alamedo José María Arocha Juan José Arocha Plácido Benavides Juan Antonio Badillo Manuel Bueno Clemente Bustillos Mateo Casillas Pablo Casillas Luis Castañon Agapito Cervantes Carlos Chacón Miguel Cilba Ciriaco Contes Julian Contes Antonio Cruz y Arocha Antonio Curvier (aka Curbier) Domingo Díaz Francisco Díaz Julian Díaz José Gregorio Esparza Ignacio Espinoza Manuel N. Flores Salvador Flores Antonio Fuentes Manuel Gallardo Pedro Gaona Casimiro García Clemente García Guadalupe García Jesus García Simon García Alexandro de la Garza José María de la Garza Marcelino de la Garza Paulino de la Garza Francisco Gómez Jesús Gómez Gabriel Gonzalez Brigido Guerrero Antonio Hernández Eduardo Hernández Gregorio Hernández Blas María Herrera Pedro Herrera Toribio Herrera Damacio Jiménez José Domingo Losoya Toribio Losoya Juan Maldonado José María Mancha Pablo Mansolo Francisco Miranda Andrés Nava Nepomuceno Navarro Juan José Palacios Eduardo Ramirez Vicente Ramos Ambrosio Rodríguez Ramón Rubio Antonio Ruiz Esmerigeldo Ruiz Francisco Salinas Miguel (Margil) Salinas Pablo Salinas Agapito Tejado Francisco Valdéz Esteban Villarreal José Zúñiga

Battle of the Alamo Juan Abamillo Simón Arreola Juan Antonio Badillo José María Arocha Juan María Cabrera Cesario Carmona Antonio Cruz y Arocha José Gregorio Esparza Antonio Fuentes Alexandro de la Garza Brigido Guerrero Damacio Jiménez (aka Ximenes) Jose Maria Jimenez Toribio Losoya Andrés Nava Jose Sebastian Pacheco (aka Luciano Granado) Marcos Veramendi

Battle of San Jacinto José María Arocha Manuel Arocha (aka Manuel de Arocha) Simón Arreola Andre Bárcinas Manuel Bueno Juan María Cabrera Cesario Carmona Gabriel Casillas Cayetano Castillo Antonio Cruz y Arocha Francisco Cuellar Antonio Curvier (aka Curbier) Fernando Curvier (aka Curbier) Matias Curvier (aka Curbier) Lucio Enriquez (aka Enriques) Manuel N. Flores Martin Flores Nepomuceno Flores Pedro Flores Salvador Flores Pedro Herrera Jose Maria Jimenez Juan Jimenez Jose Polinio Lavjina Narcisco Leal Juan Lopez Pedro Lopez Martin Maldonado Tomás Maldonado José María Mancha Juan Martinez Tomas Martinez Miguel Mata José Antonio Menchaca Jose Molina Manuel Montalvo Crecensio Montez Hipolito Montoya Antonio Olivas Nepomuceno Navarro Jacinto Peña Damacio de los Reyes Eduardo Ramirez Ambrosio Rodríguez Jose Antonio Rodríguez Pablo Salinas Manuel Antonio Santiago Tarin Antonio Treviño Esteban Uran Andres Varcinas Juan Zambrano Vicente Zepeda

Republic of Texas service post-San Jacinto Eusebio Almaguez Miguel Arcieniega Jr. Andre Bárcinas Antonio Benites Anselmo Bergara Manuel Bueno Pedro Camarillo Mariano Carbajal Ignacio Castillo Nemecio de la Cerda Agapito Cervantes Augustin Chaves Antonio Conix Simón Contreras Trinidad Coy Antonio Cruz y Arocha Antonio Curvier (aka Curbier) Nicholas Delgado Polonio Díaz Ignacio Espinoza Antonio Estrada Manuel Estrada Eusibio Farias Manuel N. Flores Martin Flores Nepomuceno Flores Salvador Flores Agapio Gaitan Damacio Galban Leandro Garza Vicente Garza Manuel Hernández Felipe Jaimes José María Landera Xavier Lazo Cayetano Lerma Manuel Lopez Juan Maldonado Gabriel Martinez Manuel Martinez Miguel Mata Manuel Montalvo Manuel Montate Francisco Morales Pedro Flores Morales José Antonio Navarro José Luciano Navarro Jacinto Peña James Quina Eduardo Ramirez José María Rios Cayetano Rivas Ambrosio Rodríguez Francisco Rodríguez Juan Rodríguez Mariano Romano Cristobal Rubio Antonio Ruiz Franco Ruiz Antonio Sambraño Antonio Sanches Guadalupe de los Santos Nicolas de los Santos Juan Sombraña Gregorio Sota Ramon Trevino José María Valdéz Juan Vallanceon Marcos Veramendi Antonio Hernandez Zavala Jesus Zavala

Sources:

• "San Jacinto Museum of History - The Kemp Sketches". San Jacinto Museum of History.
• MacDonald, L. Lloyd (2009). Tejanos in the 1835 Texas Revolution. Pelican Publishing. pp. 260–262. ISBN 978-1589806382.
• Teja, Jesus F. De la; Matovina, Timothy; Poché, Justin (2013). Recollections of a Tejano Life: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History. University of Texas Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0292748651.
• Texas State Archives, Republic of Texas Claims
• Texas A & M professor Wallace L. McKeehan, also on the school's Board of Regents website: Hispanic Texian Patriots in the Struggle for Independence
• Handbook of Texas

Bibliography

• Lindley, Thomas Ricks (2003). Alamo Traces: New Evidence and New Conclusions. Lanham, MD: Republic of Texas Press. ISBN 1-55622-983-6.

References

1. "Categories of Land Grants in Texas" (PDF). Texas General Land Office. State of Texas. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
2. Lindley (2003), pp. 52, 57
3. Casso IV, Raul (July 1992). "Damacio Jimenez: The Lost and Found Alamo Defender". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 96 (1). Texas State Historical Association: 87–92. JSTOR 30238831.