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"Though tortured before they were killed, these unfortunates died without complaining and without humiliating themselves before their torturers."

— Davy Crockett

January 1, 1970

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Jose Enrique de la Pena, in his diary; about prisoners captured at fall of the Alamo, including Crockett. There remain disputes about the accuracy of this account.

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Jose Enrique de la Pena, in his diary; about prisoners captured at fall of the Alamo, including Crockett. There remain disputes about the accuracy of this account.