Major General Fernandez Castrillon served under Mexican President and dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. He participated in the seige of the Alamo. Some Mexican sources state that after the fall of the Alamo he brought a few of the surviving combatants to Sana Ana and was berated by the dictator for taking prisoners. Santa Anna then had the prisoners executed. Reportedly General Castrillon also protested Sana Ana's order to execute the Texian prisoners that surrendered at Goliad. At the battle of San Jacinto when General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna fled, General Castrillon tried to rally the fleeing Mexican troops. When he was advised to flee he refused, faced the charging Texians and was brought down by a hail of gunfire. Since this story was related by Texians involved in the battle it shows some appreciation by the Texians of his courage. Several days after the battle of San Jacinto a Texian patriot, Lorenzo de Zavala, recovered and buried the general's body at his plantation across the bayou from the battlefield. Perhaps as could be expected the dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna blamed General Castrillon for the defeat at San Jacinto.
Major General Fernandez Castrillon served under Mexican President and dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. He participated in the seige of the Alamo. Some Mexican sources state that after the fall of the Alamo he brought a few of the surviving combatants to Sana Ana and was berated by the dictator for taking prisoners. Santa Anna then had the prisoners executed. Reportedly General Castrillon also protested Sana Ana's order to execute the Texian prisoners that surrendered at Goliad. At the battle of San Jacinto when General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna fled, General Castrillon tried to rally the fleeing Mexican troops. When he was advised to flee he refused, faced the charging Texians and was brought down by a hail of gunfire. Since this story was related by Texians involved in the battle it shows some appreciation by the Texians of his courage. Several days after the battle of San Jacinto a Texian patriot, Lorenzo de Zavala, recovered and buried the general's body at his plantation across the bayou from the battlefield. Perhaps as could be expected the dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna blamed General Castrillon for the defeat at San Jacinto.
Inscription
Gen. Castrillon's name appears on a cast iron plaque listing burials at the De Zavala cemetery. The placque was erected by the State of Texas.
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