Alamo witness descendants braved weather for reunion, look to another huge gathering in 2030
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller speaks during a family reunion for descendants of Juan Vargas a witness to the battle of the Alamo at Comanche park on Sunday.Some considered it history in the making as hundreds of descendants of Juan Vargas, an Alamo battle eyewitness who lived through parts of three centuries, gathered for a reunion last weekend, many meeting out-of-state kin for the first time.
A landowner, he was forced by Santa Anna’s army to tend to the wounded at the Alamo, bury some of the dead and help buildDespite steady rain and temperatures in the 40s, more than 500 family members gathered Saturday in the pavilion at Comanche County Park, including relatives from as far as Nevada, Ohio and Maryland.Alamo battle witness has huge family legacy today
It was the first time all of Vargas’ six known lines of descendants, including three recently reunited through social media, were together. Vargas and his wife, Perfecta, had eight sons and daughters, including two who didn’t have children.
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