workers uncovered foundational work that verified De Zavala's instincts that the structure had indeed been an original part of the Alamo. However, when Governor Colquitt left the state on business in 1913, De Zavala's efforts were slighted when Lt Governor William Harding Mayes permitted the demolition of the upper-story walls of the long barracks. Death and recognitions Adina died at age 93 on March 1, 1955. Her March 5 funeral was at St. Joseph Church in San Antonio, her casket draped with the flag of Texas. In tribute, she was carried past the Alamo one last time. De Zavala is buried in her family's plot in St. Mary's Cemetery. She never married and willed her estate to the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word to establish a girl's vocational school and a boys town. On April 27, 1955, the Texas State Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 51 paying tribute to her for playing "a major role in preserving the Alamo and the Spanish Governor's Palace" and for placing "permanent markers on some 40 historic sites in Texas, many of which might otherwise be forgotten." In 1994 the Daughters of the Republic of Texas dedicated a special Commemorative Marker at her gravesite. The DRT Alamo Committee placed a bronze marker in the Alamo to commemorate both Adina De Zavala and Clara Driscoll. The Bexar County Historical Commission placed a State Historical Marker on city property in Alamo Plaza to honor De Zavala. Further reading Note: Contains the full text of Adina's 1934 In My Grandmother's Old Garden Where the Rose Reigned as Queen. See also Alamo Mission in San Antonio Spanish Governor's Palace Clara Driscoll (philanthropist) References External links San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Casa Navarro Daughters of the Republic of Texas Spanish Governor's Palace official site San Antonio History and Heritage 1861 births 1955 deaths American people of Basque descent American people of Irish descent American writers of Mexican descent Historical preservationists History of women in Texas People from Harris County, Texas Tejano writers Writers from San Antonio