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various documents reproduced in the appendix are likewise without
any indication of where the originals are, nor are the sources
indicated for the facts compiled where no documents are quoted.
In the second book on the Alamo, the author uses for his first
chapter the facts adduced in his previous work and though the
total number of pages is one hundred and forty-one the text proper
is only seventy-two. Briefly summarized the five chapters are a
historical introduction based on the first book; a chronological list
of events from 1522 to 1845, though it is difficult to see what the
appointment of Cortes as Governor of New Spain had to do with
Texas or San Antonio; an account of the capture of San Antonio
by the Texans in 1835, based mainly on secondary sources; the
fall of the Alamo, with interesting new facts gleaned from an un-
published thesis by Miss Amelia Williams of the University of
Texas; and San Jacinto. There are four appendices the first of
which gives the names of the persons that fell in the Alamo; the
second includes the biographies of the outstanding heroes that fell
in its defense, with one or two others; and the third and fourth
give interesting facts about the relics kept in the present shrine
and a summary of the origin of Bexar, traced to Spain.
Both books are well presented, with artistic and interesting illus-
trations and the notes on these are the best part of the work. It is
to be regretted that the author has failed to give specific references
to his sources, particularly in the sections dealing with the estab-
lishment of the first mission on the present site of San Antonio in
1716. The second book is a little better documented, but the
practice of giving quotations in the footnotes without indicating
the source makes many of them worthless. It is to be hoped that
the author will continue to improve in his work and that he will
give us in future publications the sources of his information to add
weight to his own statements and enable others who are interested
to verify the facts and build upon his findings.
C. E. CASTANEDA.
RECENT MEXICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES. In 1925 the Department
of State of Mexico began the publication of a bibliographical series
under the general title Monografias Bibliogrificas Mexicanas.
Under the general direction of Sefior Genaro Estrada, the active252
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932, periodical, 1932; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101092/m1/256/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.