​Perote Prisoners

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Marker Text: ​Here 56 Texans gathered in home of Samuel A. Maverick, Sept. 11, 1842, to defend city in surprise attack of 1800 Mexicans under Gen Adrian Woll. Maverick and 52 others were captured and marched to Perote in southern Mexico. On March 30, 1843, through efforts of Gen. Waddy Thompson, U.S. minister to Mexico, Maverick was released by dictator Santa Anna.
     Elected to office while a Perote Prisoner, he returned home to serve in the Congress of the Republic of Texas.
         The last of Perote Prisoners were freed on March 24, 1844. 

Marker No: 13379

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.424850,-98.493103

Location: Soledad and West Commerce Streets, San Antonio