Soldier Alamo diary to be auctioned in California
An eye witness diary of Lt. Col. Jose Enrique de la Pena from the Alamo siege is set for auction in Los Angeles this fall. The 1840s dictated account describes Crockett and six others being executed after capture, challenging long held wall and hand to hand combat legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
California
Texas
Davy Crockett
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Jose Enrique de la Pena
Mexico City
Jésus Sanchez Garza
Texas A&m University Press
Santa Anna
Ruby Peace
Democratic Party
James Peace
Sanchez
University of Texas At
Crisp
Raleigh, N.C
Kilgore Rangerettes cancel Moscow trip amid crisis
Kilgore College Rangers cancelled a planned Moscow visit after a Russian sponsor cited safety fears due to civil unrest and economic collapse. Christy Gammon said the two week notice left students scrambling for passports as Moscow faces financial and political turmoil under Yeltsin’s government.
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Kilgore
Kilgore College
Rangerettes
Moscow
Christy Gammon
Singapore
New York
Russia
Gammon
Michael Beglov
Soviet Union
Union
Boris Yeltsin
Con Safo Chicano artists reshaped San Antonio art scene
In the 1960s San Antonio based Con Safo united Chicano artists to force recognition beyond museums. Members like Mel Casas Kathy Vargas Cesar Martinez Carmen Lomas Garza and Jesse Trevino challenged racial barriers, staged community shows, and linked art to labor rights and bicultural study, leaving a lasting impact on American art.
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San Antonio
Mel Casas
Con Safo
Casas
Jesse Almazan
Kathy Vargas
Cesar Martinez
Carmen Lomas Garza
Santa Barraza
Jesse Trevino
Andrew Connor
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American Art
San Antonio College
Felipe Reyes
Zafarse
Salir
Ellen Riojas Clark
Division of
The
University of Texas At San Antonio
Clark
Trinity University
Southwest
Don Safos
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Martinez
Amado Pena
Kingsville School
Texas A&i
Texas A&m
Kingsville
Texas
New York
Roberto Rios
Jose Esquivel
Vargas
the Guadalupe
Atrial fibrillation raises death risk in patients study shows
A Massachusetts study finds atrial fibrillation increases death risk, especially for women, with 90 percent higher mortality in affected women and 50 percent in men. Among 5,209 Framingham participants, AF developed in 325 women and 296 men, with long term follow up linking AF to higher death rates and stroke risk.
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Dallas
Massachusetts
Emelia J. Benjamin
Boston University School of Medicine
Framingham Heart Study
American Heart Association Journal
Framingham
Benjamin
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