The Alamo

Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Mainly the overglorification of Davy Crockett's last stand at the Alamo; evidence points to Crockett actually being taken prisoner and executed. Early depictions of the Alamo story hardly make any mention about the Tejanos (Mexicans who fought on the Texas side) and painted a less-than-savory picture of white-vs-brown by depicting Mexicans as uncivilized barbarians.

Used to live in San Antonio myself a few years back; my Texas Masonic roots are in San Antonio as well.

Yeah, a lot of that is stuff we discussed in my Texas History class last semester.

The Alamo wasn't fought as much for Independence as it was to make Mexico adhere to the tenents of the Constitution of 1824. That's why one of the flags flown over the Alamo was the mexican flag with the eagle and snake replaced with 1824.

There were just as many Tejanos fighting for the Alamo as whites.

Kitso
KS 361