Alejo de la Encarnacion Perez

(March 23, 1835 - October 10, 1918) Alejo de la Encarnacio Perez, infant son of Maria Juana Navarro Perez, was the youngest known survivor of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. From 1861 to 1864 Alejo served in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he served the city of San Antonio in a number of offices, including those of police officer and city marshal. Alejo's marriages, to Maria Antonia Rodriguez and Florencia Sappo Valdez, produced 11 children. At the time of his death he was the last known Alamo survivor. Recorded - 1998

Alejo de la Encarnacion Perez is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4157, -98.5113 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Capt. Jose Antonio Menchaca (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jose Antonio Navarro, Placido Olivarri, and Col. Jose Francisco Ruiz.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029011741. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.