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This episode explores the mystery surrounding the number of funeral pyres for the Alamo defenders and the historical debates surrounding it.

Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast Episode 134: The Alamo Funeral Pyre Mystery History makes clear: the bodies of the men who died defending the Alamo on March 6, 1836, were burned in a funeral pyre. But an enduring mystery has been, how many pyres there were? We reveal how this mystery of history persists, why some eyewitness accounts have been called into question, and the prominent figures who have added to the debate. Featuring the Alamo's former curator Dr. Bruce ...

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Host: The Alamo

Guest: Dr. Bruce

Topics covered

• Alamo
• funeral pyre
• historical mystery
• eyewitness accounts
• debate

Keywords

• Alamo
• funeral pyre
• history
• eyewitness accounts
• mystery
• debate

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