Antonio Ruiz, the Mayor of San Antonio at the time, said that after the battle Mexican soldiers had burned 182 bodies of Alamo defenders and that tends to be the accepted strength of it.
Antonio Ruiz, wali kota San Antonio pada saat itu, mengatakan bahwa setelah pertarungan, tentara Meksiko telah membakar 182 tubuh pejuang Alamo dan itu cenderung dianggap sebagai jumlah anggota garnisun.