Finding Medina by Brandon Seale

Episode 11 of the first season of this podcast described the Battle of Medina as having taken place “somewhere in the area between modern-day Lytle, Somerset, and Von Ormy.”

That was way off.

But this podcast wasn’t the first to express confusion over the location of the battlefield. Today, three different markers dot the Bexar-Atascosa County line claiming to mark the spot where the largest, bloodiest battle in Texas history occurred.

What was the Battle of Medina and why was it fought? How do you lose a battlefield of this size and importance, particularly in a state like Texas that is so obsessed with its history? Might we be able to use modern technology to find this “Forgotten Battlefield” that has eluded searchers now for almost a century?

Listen to the introductory episode of Finding Medina to find out.

Brandon Seale is the president of Howard Energy Ventures. With degrees in philosophy, law, and business, he writes and records stories about the residents of the borderland and about the intersection of...

10 replies on “<i>Finding Medina:</i> How Did We Lose the Site of the Largest Battle in Texas History?”

  1. Al McGraw, a retired TX Dot archaeologist, might be able to help. He has studied the battle and searched also for years..and has some intriguing stories of the area in question.

    1. Thank you for your note, Anne! We actually will incorporate some of his work in the next few episodes, it is really high-quality stuff!

  2. Finding Medina? When I read the headline o thought you were talking about Councilman David Medina or Councilman Chris Medina. This guys are impossible to finde

  4. Enjoyed listening to your first installment for “Finding Medina”. Perhaps with a gathering of information from many sources at many levels will there be a successful conclusion to the search for Medina.

    1. Thanks, Fred! You have been a vital contributor. Folks who don’t know Fred will meet him here in the episodes to come!

  5. Just came accross your site. I have been researching the battlefield whereabouts for some time now. And I have come up with my own location and placement of events that had occured on that day. I would like to share my insights with your organization, hopefully in order to bring this subject to a close. Let me know if I can help.
    Joseph Bexar

    1. Joseph, that is great! I will send you a private message so we can set a time to meet up!

  6. I tried to find the maps you spoke about, but was unable to locate them on the web site. How do I access them?

    Thank you,
    Allen Wood

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