See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Sam Houston Story.
Life Lesson #24 – Stand for Something.
Andrea Castañón was born over two hundred years ago in a very dangerous place—the Mexican desert beside the Rio Grande River. And danger always seemed to be a part of her life. But most important about her life was her constant concern and compassion for others. She cared about other people even when she was just a little girl. When fighting began between the rich land owners from Spain and the Mexican farmers like her own father, Andrea’s family moved to Texas which was then part of Mexico.
Andrea was only nine years old when she made a promise to herself to always help anyone fighting for their freedom no matter how dangerous it might be for her. As the years past, the people of Texas decided they wanted to be free from Mexico, and even though Andrea was Mexican, she loved Texas and wanted to help the Texans.
She became friends with people like Sam Houston, William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie who were very important names in the history of Texas. When they heard that Mexican soldiers were coming into San Antonio ready to fight, Andrea went into the Alamo with the Texans ready to help out in any way she could. It was there that Jim Bowie became very sick. She did everything she could to care for him. Then fighting broke out all around her, and she became very sad to see all the people who died at the Alamo. But that just made Andrea Castañón decide then and there to spend the rest of her life helping others. And that’s exactly what she did. She lived to be a hundred thirteen years old and she was a HERO.
– Jim Lord