Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Achitya kuchengeteka kwehama dzomudzimai wake muSan Antonio, Bowie akakoka hama dzake Getrudis Navarro naJuana Navarro Alsbury, pamwe chete nomwanakomana waAlsbury ane mwedzi 18, Alijo Perez Jr., kuti vagare mukati memadziro eAlamo. Bowie akaunzawo vashumiri vatema vanoverengeka, vamwe vacho vaishanda paVeramendi Palace, kuti vachengetedzwe munhare yeAlamo. Bowie akanga achirwara, uye vanachiremba vaviri, kubatanidza chiremba wokuvhiya, vakanga vasingakwanisi kuziva chirwere chake. Travis akava mutungamiriri oga wemauto apo Bowie akanga akaiswa pamubhedha. Santa Anna neuto rake vakatanga kukomba Alamo
musi waFebruary 24. Mauto eMexico akasimudza mureza mutsvuku kuti anyevere vadziviriri kuti hapana tsitsi dzaizopiwa.