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The Cenotaph near the Alamo: a work of art in danger
The Spirit of Sacrifice, a name which the Alamo Cenotaph is known by commemorates the battle fought there. Bearing the names of the men who fought and died for the freedom of Texas, the monument was erected during the Texas Centennial in 1938. The inscription on the marker tells of this great sacrifice. An Italian sculptor by the name of Pompeo Luigi Coppini, immigrated to the United states in 1896 and became an American Citizen in 1902, was commissioned to make the sculpture in 1937 for th ...
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