SAPL : April 25 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

30 April, 2022

2:34 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 25 April 2022 1831 Thirty-five year-old Kentuckian James Bowie marries 19-year-old Ursula Veramendi in San Fernando Cathedral. Ursula Bowie will die of cholera on Sept. 10, 1833 in Monclova, Mexico. James Bowie died on March 6, 1836, defending the Alamo. 1929 A hamburger stand located directly under the ancient Hapsburg coat-of-arms on the old Spanish Governor's Palace has been ordered removed. 1955 The city begins administering the first Salk polio vaccine injections at seven city, county and military centers. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.