1. Juan Alamia's siblings were Jose Roman Alamia, Maria de la Paz Alamia, Gregoria Alamia, Vivian Alamia, Lorenzo Alamia, Antonio Alamia, Bernardo Alamia, Julio Alamia, and Josefina Alamia.
12 Facts About Juan Alamia
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On May 27,1898, Juan Alamia mustered in under the name John B Alamia in San Antonio, Texas to serve in First United States Volunteer Cavalry, known as the Rough Riders.
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Juan Alamia's work took him across the river to Matamoros, Mexico.
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Supporters of Lucio Blanco, one of Carranza's generals, ordered Juan Alamia to send a wire message to Mexico City telling opposing forces that all was serene in Matamoros and to come on into the city.
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Juan Alamia failed to follow the directions he was given and sent a communication to Mexico City of the true circumstances on the border.
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Juan Alamia married Maria Kohlman, a New Mexico territory native, in 1901.
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Juan Alamia's death occurred on May 11,1913, in Rio Bravo, Mexico.
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Juan Alamia hitched her wagon and went to the place where Alamia and another man were hanging.
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Juan Alamia put his body in the wagon and took it to a place across the river from Bill Brewster's Ranch were a person in a skiff took the body across the river.
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Juan Alamia was then buried in the family plot in the old Brownsville cemetery.
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Juan Alamia's life went unrecognized for years except for a corrido still sung in Rio Bravo and amongst the Garza family at "Las Alacranes" ranch in Rio Bravo, Mexico.
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Juan Alamia's father found the crumbling tomb of Juan Alamia in the old Brownsville cemetery and searched through old family records to piece together his story so that it could be told.