All Texans are proud of our heritage.  Our ancestors fought for and won our freedom, and that makes us unique.  This is what makes us Texan.  This heritage starts at the Alamo. José Toribio Losoya was literally born at the Alamo.  His family owned a tiny two-room home on the Plaza de Valero.  In 1830, Losoya joined the Mexican army's Alamo de Parras company.  That is the unit from which the Alamo gets its name.  To say he is part of the Alamo's incredible story understates things.  The Alamo was his world, and he was willing to risk everything to protect it. Like many Texans of his time, Losoya rejected the brutal dictatorship of Santa Anna.  He wanted Texas to be free and left the Mexican army to join Capt. Juan Seguin's Texas unit as a private.  This courageous choice would mark him for death. Losoya fought in both battles of the Alamo – the Battle of Béxar in late 1835 and the Battle of the...(Read Full Post)