Before the Alamo

Emilia Altamirano Tejana half Native American half Spanish is the daughter of a Royalist officer who fought against Mexicos independence in the Battle of the Medina River. Growing up in Bexar de San Antonio she becomes literate is adopted as a ward of José Antonio Navarro and acts as a page in the Ayuntamiento (City Council). She serves as a nurse in the Battle of the Alamo but survives to face an uncertain future.