The Alamo: The Birthplace of Texas

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Host - Simon Whistler
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Source/Further reading:
Timeline of the Alamo: www.thealamo.org/remember/his...
Texas Revolution: www.britannica.com/topic/Texa...
Alamo: www.britannica.com/place/Alamo
Some background and context: www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
Good overview of the situation in Mexico leading up to the revolution: www.revolutionspodcast.com/20...
Battle of Gonzales: www.thoughtco.com/texas-revol...
How the Alamo and battlefield looked in 1836: www.thealamo.org/remember/sav...

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[@nathanirby4273]

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[@victorwashington7306]

Really interesting! A nice suggested follow up to your thought provoking and enlightening video is Texas becoming a short term independent nation: The Lone Star Republic A introduction trivia question may be: "Name The Six Flags that flew over Texas"

[@peacelovesalome8088]

I am from Texas and we learn about Texas history in school. I do remember learning about the Tejanos so they arent written out of our history at least. Fun fact: Texas' actual first name was Tejas, which later on down the line changed to what it is today.

[@newvibes789]

They are not a part of history as much as they should be!!

[@fullcircle8231]

@ginger Yes they are, quit trying to find non-issues to whip up false anger over.

[@0816M3RC]

@@newvibes789 No one cares.

[@trishapellis]

@@0816M3RC Yet here you are, caring enough to reply.

[@bentleykk]

I lost my dad 5 years ago and he was an absolute western nut. Collected models, guns, books you name it, even had an entire out building as a cabin/ saloon. His obsession was the Alamo and everything about it. I grew up learning about the west and watching cowboy films with him. I regret not indulging him in his wealth of knowledge on the subject, there was facts in this which he probably didn't even know! So to watch this video filled me with emotion and made me feel connected again. Not much has done that for me over the years. Thank you.

[@dominantasmr578]

Your dad sounds like he was a pretty badass guy 😎

[@chrissyloren3669]

Your dad sounds like one awesome dude and it's great that you had some great emotions and memories about your dad

[@thomasedgington6223]

Your father was a patriot

[@chrisjohnson4280]

@Aggressive Tubesock Lmao why so toxic lol? who hurt you?

[@MoYvStarkey]

I got to see San Antonio in 2014. I loved seeing the Alamo. Our family are big history buffs. I swear it's a Texas thing. You dad sounds wonderful. Keep passing on the history. Did you know the Spanish colonists who established San Antone were from the Canary Islands? They were given a grant from Spain to colonize that area.

[@TheShayneMay]

I don't know what the rest of the world has been taught about the Alamo, but here in Texas we were taught that the Tejanos fought alongside the white settlers. We have towns, streets, and schools named after some of the brave Tejano men who fought in our war for independence. Now, I won't lie that the white guys have usually gotten the bigger bill, but we are taught that without the Tejanos, the white men would have never won. Our entire culture is a blend of the independent spirits of both the white settlers and the Tejanos. Viva la Tejas!

[@otanguma]

Well said.

[@nathanjohn9151]

It is taught in English schools briefly. only thing we learned about was an unstable Mexican dictator ordering a massucure of some american dudes however i believe this is only due to how briefly american history is taught in england had I have had more then 1 lesson on the alamo I'm sure we would have learned about the tejanos and slaves present.

[@crashstitches79]

@@nathanjohn9151 Multiple massacres. Peep Goliad.

[@MrSallizar]

well said. it was Tejanos and texans that fought the mexicans under santa anna for independance. the tejanos dont get the acknowledgement they deserve..

[@goochfitness26]

Deadass I was barely taught anything about the Alamo I know it was a very important battle but where I live the education system is weak and we learn about so much shit in a very little time we don’t even get to actually learn about shit. It’s like here’s the basic stuff you need to know it’s ass

[@jammer2isme]

Every time I visit the Alamo, or take someone there for the first time I notice one immediate thing: the quiet.When you enter the building through those wooden doors there is a palpable feeling of the weight of history and the level of respect that people show for the fallen there is remarkable. All the sounds of downtown San Antonio fall away and everyone speaks softly as if they walk through. even in the surrounding courtyard and inner buildings the city seems hushed.I've visited other historic sites in the U.S. and none come close to feeling exactly like walking into the Alamo. one of those places I encourage people to visit even if they aren't appreciative of history.

[@doylesinclair4499]

I visited there years ago (I live in Dallas) and I got up early, and took my camera to the Alamo to see if I could get pics of the building with no people in the pic. It was difficult but I did it. That early in the morning just before sunrise it is eerily quiet standing there with not another soul in sight. I could have sworn I heard hoofbeats of horses and other sounds from the past

[@personalnormal5935]

Enjoy it while you can nothing lasts forever.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

@@doylesinclair4499 there are🐎carriages in downtown San Antonio(so,yes! You heard 🐎hooves)🤠

[@BDChupacabra]

@@curtiskretzer8898 lmaoooooo

[@robertfolkner9253]

A friend of mine visited the Dachau concentration camp in Bavaria and experienced the same thing- it was a warm Summer’s day with the sound of birds and other things round about; he said that when the tour group entered the camp it was as if all sounds had been mysteriously stopped.

[@stillhere9728]

The Gonzales flag says “Come and Take It” not come and get it.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

yeah!If it wudda read "Come & get it!"🇲🇽guyz wudda been spectin some meat guts & tortillas!(meat guts & tortillas are real big here in Texas,as in🇲🇽!) & a good story that wud not have made!🤠

[@kyletexas1783]

This is really important to get right. "Come and take it" is very important in Texas.

[@pauleohl]

That phrase was reportedly the defiant response of King Leonidas I of Sparta to King Xerxes I of Persia when Xerxes demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and surrender. This was at the onset of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC). Instead, the Greeks held Thermopylae for three days.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

"Spartans!Lay down your arms to the lord of hosts & the King of the Persians!" "If you want them,then come & take them! This is where we stand & here,is where they fall! Give them nothing! But take from them... everything!"🗡

[@Levitiy]

I wouldn't mind if it also said _Molon Labe._

[@wilso00000]

"Come and take it" not come and get it...

[@donnyboon2896]

Ageed!

[@curtiskretzer8898]

It had it wrote out on the graphic!

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

Not the first or the last time. Molon Labe.

[@Erin-Thor]

Here I am commenting before the video begins so Simon gets his extra 1 200th of a cent. I live in Texas, visited the Alamo and was pleasingly amazed at how touching it was, most memorable was seeing the plaque on the wall listing who fought and died. Not just Americans, people from all over the world. Not just a bunch of soldiers, a literal who's who of America. It was touching, moving, awesome, and it left me with a respect I never thought I would have for it.

[@johnyarbrough502]

Just keep in mind that quite a few were illegal aliens and they had been ordered to blow the place up, not fortify it and wait for a siege.

[@Erin-Thor]

John Yarbrough - Illegal aliens, LOL! In those days if you showed up and weren’t sick, you were in. There’s a REASON why our constitution allows "residents" to vote, everyone was a citizen then. There literally was no illegal immigrants, unwanted yes. They weren’t illegals, they were just immigrants, like your ancestors. And what I meant by who’s who, was names like Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie fought. People on the plaque lists literally every European and Scandinavian country, as well as others. These people believed they were fighting for America, for their homes. And the not so humorous part is that thanks to our lax immigration laws and enforcement, Texas, California and every state in between is now essentially Mexico 🇲🇽 but fly our flag 🇺🇸.

[@matteobetti2233]

@@johnyarbrough502 "hey you were born over that side of the river you can't come here!"

[@daisysoup158]

@@Erin-Thor thanks for your comment.

[@jestubbs69]

Indeed. Particularly moving for me. Jacob C. Darst is my Ancestor. Hallowed ground. I grew up in CA, spent most summers near Wichita Falls, Electra to be exact. My grandparents are buried in Prairie Hill. Cleo Stubbs/Graves. William C Graves. Grampa Graves was a true Texan. Salt of the earth. Kind, gentle, honest as the day is hot and long, WWII Vet. Purple Heart. 5 generations of kin up on that hill.

[@turbowolf302]

[STARES IN TEXAN] Texans, Assemble!

[@thetexastickler5698]

💪🤠

[@cgmason7568]

Yee hawwww

[@icee5150]

South Texas right here

[@gabesgaming7064]

Got the whataburger

[@cgmason7568]

@@gabesgaming7064 i need my Chicken E

[@Jmart49]

That awkward moment when you know a bunch of Texans will watch this and you misquote one of the most important quotes to them

[@matthewrobinett1012]

Jeff Martin Ha Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah for real bro

[@daviddawson1718]

1 you say? 1

[@helenkessler6012]

Oh my that was sooo inaccurate of the battle. WTH? Mexican version?

[@dylvasey]

No American should ever talk about saying things wrong. You speak English, but butcher almost every word.

[@captainspaulding5963]

@@dylvasey no, we speak American, just like people from Mexico speak Mexican and not actual Castilian Spanish.

[@RAS_Squints]

If 'King of the Hill' taught me anything, the US has capured General Santa Anna's wooden leg and Cotton killed fiddy men.

[@JasmineGeminiDragon]

What King of the Hill didn't teach, was that Mexico told Texas they couldn't keep slaves cause Mexico is banning them and Texas revolted. The More You Know 🌈⭐

[@Lee-xb7lb]

@@JasmineGeminiDragon ok?

[@AdamSmith-ew2xd]

Demonize anything American. No mention of the horrible dictators unspeakable atrocities on the people of Mexico. But yeah America bad everything else good.

[@FireboltPrime]

*MuH tExaS bAD*

[@akbrooks70]

Jasmine GeminiDragon Texas revolted because Santa Ana refused them representation in Coahuila and secondly because he destroyed the original constitution. There were many non-white, non-slave owning people that fought with the Texans.

[@gemman1]

Actually, in Texas, we learned of ALL the folks that were in the Alamo, regardless of their skin color

[@ddylla85]

Entire class devoted to our beloved state. Texas History, 7th grade

[@StargazerSkyscraper]

That's exactly what I was thinking! It seemed to be implied in the video that people only think of the white people at the Alamo, but I can't remember ever imagining the Alamo as such. It seems like something other people could have been raised assuming, but not anyone who grew up here.

[@bubby8825]

@@StargazerSkyscraper Just another attempt to label us southerners as flagrant inbred racists. It's pathetic, really.

[@psal8715]

I didnt grow up in Texas, but even in my school they taught the texas revolution was made up of texians and tejanos.

[@obi-wan4451]

It is important to remember the Tejano contribution to Texas history but it is just as important not to overstate it. Only 21 of the Alamo defenders were Tejano. Roughly 10% of the garrison

[@bobsteadman9728]

Actually, Simon, it was shouted: "remember Goliad, remember the Alamo". Goliad was a pre-Alamo battle/massacre.

[@snwlcke3]

the Goliad massacre happened after the battle of the Alamo. The Alamo was taken on March 6th, the Goliad massacre happened March 27th and they were prisoners being held at Fort Defiance

[@bobsteadman9728]

@@snwlcke3 I blame the Texas school system for my wrong call. I just remember a teacher (Back in the stone age) telling us, with much pride, the phrase (Remeber Goliad...) that according to him came first.

[@Samm815]

@@bobsteadman9728 Doesn't texas also teach kids that slaves weren't slaves but rather "migrant workers"? Or was that after your time? Because even here in South Carolina where slaves outnumbered white people 3:1 (don't quote me on that) we called them like they were, slaves.

[@mattiOTX]

@@Samm815 ummm in Texas we understood slavery. In fact most Texans I've met find that slavery stood in defiance of Texas values. Does everyone think we are full of racist?

[@Samm815]

​@@mattiOTX Must be a certain county and the media blew it up to be all of Texas.

[@0ld_Scratch]

okay, after this you *HAVE* to do some biographics episodes on Bowie and Crockett and other Texans like some Texas Rangers.

[@donnyboon2896]

James Butler Bonham....hero of the Alamo.

[@Zero2_darkthirty]

Donny Boon 😂😂😂😂

[@angelairidescenceartglass6289]

Bowie, fine purveyor of fraudulent land deals, trader in illegal imports (and let’s be clear...those “imports” that were illegal to bring into the US were human beings in chains), and husband of Santa Anna’s goddaughter. That Bowie?

[@spencerbrannon4416]

Angela IridescenceArtGlass Typical liberal troll response... It’s because of people like you Angela that schools have to be renamed, statues removed from public squares and flags not be flown. Closed and simple minded people who are incapable of accurately understanding history in its full context. Go watch some more cnn and keep our Texas hero’s the hell out of your mouth.

[@JustanOlGuy]

Nolan Ryan best Ranger!

[@BUCKMAW]

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World: Fellow citizens & compatriots-I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna-I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken-I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch-The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country-Victory or Death. William Barret Travis Lt. Col. comdt P.S. The Lord is on our side-When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn-We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves. Col. Travis was 26 years old...

[@Josh93B93]

"In the name of liberty" Aye history liked to gloss over the fact that the yankee squaters were being forced out due to thier refusal to abide by Mexican law, namely the Abolition of slavery in 1829... I'm glad my ancestor defected with John Riley and the St. Patrick's Batallion to fight for Mexico

[@rogerhwerner6997]

Ante Bellum US-Mexico politics were indeed complicated....

[@guillermohernandez2588]

The Alamo: The Birthplace of Texas Me as a Texan: Your god damn right

[@demef758]

@Guillermo: love the comment, and love the Hispanic name. A TRUE Texan!

[@73THUNDERDOME73]

The stars are bright! Cheers from Ft Worth brother. 🥃

[@TheInvisibleMan420]

* You're

[@DonHavjuan]

@@TheInvisibleMan420 the poor grammar is how you know he's really a Texan.

[@ashtonturner2862]

As a Texan, get over yourself. Stop putting Texas on this high pedestal of greatest. Give me a break. Texas is about as significant to America as any other piece of land fought over since the dawn of mankind. You've been drowning in the kool-aid of Texas propaganda like a good little sheep.

[@adriangarcia9626]

I’m a native Texan. I’m also from SA. No one was ever written out of our history. We devote literal years of school to learning it. The good and the bad. It’s a requirement.

[@christopherhook2141]

Yeah I'm not sure WHERE Simon got that idea from.

[@LennoxMatt1]

Me: what should I watch? KZbin: New Geographics video posted

[@chrissyloren3669]

Same thought

[@guanjaman06]

You knows it

[@akbrooks70]

False: the Tejanos who fought with the Texans were never written out of our History. Juan Seguin has always been recognized as a major part of our independence. Texas has always been a settlement between Mexican and American culture. We are in many ways our own culture and in many others the best of both cultures. Has there been some racism? Sure... Was there racism to the extent that you’re implying? Not at all. Many Texas revolutionaries married Mexican women like Deaf Smith and Jim Bowie. Texas History/culture will always be linked with Mexico’s. Nobody’s tried to take that away from them. In fact, many Texas settlers became loyal Mexicans before Santa Ana destroyed the Mexican constitution. Go to Goliad, the names of the men both Mexican and American that were massacred there are on that plaque the same being for the Alamo. This one isn’t your best one. The side comments kinda killed it...

[@FireGuy90]

Theres actually a really interesting thing going on here. We can see from the comments that Texans themselves recognize their history quite accurately. But it appears the mythology has been warped (probably by local interest groups, like Texas adjacent states) And I can say as a Canadian, so a non local but still North American, my knowledge of this history was quite racially skewed. So as the knowledge has moved through the continent it has acquired a racial bias.

[@alexthe52nd58]

Something that I also find interesting, is that as a Mexican, born and raised in Mexico City, the Alamo was never really touched on, well, we touched on it, but it was more like footnote. I had never heard of most of the names mentioned in the video, with Santa Anna being the exception of course. And to the comment above saying that Simon comes off as US hating in the video, well... he doesn’t exactly paint Mexico in a positive light either.

[@akbrooks70]

@@alexthe52nd58 Simon has his moments with everybody lol. He covers Russia very harshly in particular. Texans just don't put up with people talking crap about Texas... its a thing lol. Texas history and the Alamo is very interesting considering the series of events. Its something that we grow up very proud of. A really good example is the figure of Lorenzo De Zavala who played a huge part in the constitutions/governments of both the original Mexican government and was the original VP of Texas. There were a lot of loyalties that went both ways and are way more complex than simply saying that the cause for the revolution was slavery. To consider that Santa Ana was one of the best military leaders of his time only to get caught in a trap is a pretty amazing story. I personally grew up in Freeport, TX where the treaty of Velasco was signed (a sore subject when you start talking about Santa Ana lol). There's been a lot of back and forth in our histories especially dealing with much of the events that happened after the 1845 annexation with the U.S. but the events that led to Texas' nationhood is a pretty amazing story that involved both native Tejanos and American immigrants. Texas' culture in general, has become what it is because of the close partnership between Mexicans and Texans in work and community. It hasn't always been perfect but nothing ever is. Its uniquely us and its a point that we're proud of considering how successful we've been because of it.

[@lyartbane2115]

Juan Seguin was a traitor in the end. He took up arms against Texas. Texas is not some kind of bridge or otherwise middle point between Mexican and American culture . It certainly wasnt founded to be so either. Personally I dont like seeing the flag of Mexico everywhere i go. Whether on car dealership's, clothing or on houses. This isnt Mexico so why do some people still act as if it is ? I also feel insulted when I am expected to speak Spanish instead of Spanish speakers being expected to speak English. As a cashier if i am expected to know that a bolsa is a bag. Then surely Spanish speakers should be expected to know that a bolsa in English is a bag. A lot of them give me funny looks when they discover that i dont speak Spanish. As if to say that I am a foreigner in THEIR (caps used for emphasis not shouting) country instead of the other way around. Texans are not Mexicans and Mexicans are not Texans. They are two separate cultures, identities, places etc. With different histories and destinies. Yes their are some commonalities but not enough to make us indistinguishable from one another or the same people,tribe, nation etc. We didnt win our independence from Mexico to fly its flag and be expected to speak Spanish.

[@akbrooks70]

​@@lyartbane2115 I agree to an extent. I don't think we should embrace the Mexican flag either. That's something that for the longest time separated us from California lol. That was one very good point from the Chicano movement. Pride in being American instead of holding on to the old country. Its a sentiment that many of my hispanic friends hold on to. Especially the ones who immigrated here legally. However, Texans tend to have more pride in the Texas flag than even the American flag. Also, you cannot deny that Texas's history and culture is directly connected to Mexico's. I was in no way implying that Texas is a land bridge between the U.S. and Mexico. Texas is Texas. Texas is the best of both worlds and is truly better than both. Texas could easily be its own country and the U.S. would no longer be able to sustain itself if we left. On the flip side, there's a reason Texas was so successful and Mexico wasn't especially considering the capability for economic growth through industry in Mexico had it originally been properly managed. I don't know what part of the state you come from. Those mentalities kinda seem like either northeast or a panhandle type of attitude, but people working the ranches and farms have been bilingual since the beginning. The vaqueros of the King ranch and so on. Many Germans that immigrated here had to learn both English and Spanish to be able to manage their new ranches. That's specifically why we have things like fajitas, Barbacoa, and enchiladas which aren't traditional Mexican dishes. Its why Tejano music incorporates the accordian/3-3 polka time and why you have beers named Bohemia. English should be the primary language but you cannot sit here and act like Texans haven't adopted spanish into our own dialect or euphemisms since the beginning.

[@nickdaveNDM]

Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! I spent a summer visiting Texas revolution sites. At San Jacinto there us a monument like the Washington monument with a star on top. It's actually taller than the Washington monument. You can go up to the top of it and look out over the battlefield.

[@akbrooks70]

Nicholas Marquardt currently sitting at the Monument killing time before an interview.

[@ratagris21]

Its taller than the Washington Monument because Texas was and for some still a Republic or it's own nation.

[@ericshedrock6052]

lived all of my 47 years in south central texas . joan seguin was a major part of the history that i learned in school . fortunately as a adult my interest in texas history and the internet have allowed me to learn my own version of Texas history . I'm still a proud Texan and so are most people from Texas of all races. Texas history has stuff that we must learn from and never let it be forgotten. Good and bad Texas is special, especially to people from Texas . Some thank Texas breads a special kind of arrogance . That's not true . Being proud of where your from breads a special kind of arrogance just ask someone from New York City . Proud people are my favorite kind of people. Don't ever forget where you come from, remember the good and especially the bad from history . Your ancestry lives on, what they did for their family and their land isn't taken for granted . Y'all can go to hell , I'm going to go to TEXAS God bless TEXAS

[@Alamo-cz5xc]

So much wrong with this video. The one thing that really pisses me off is the smug way you stated that our history has been whitewashed. I grew up here and I can tell you that the brave Tejanos that fought in our revolution have never been left out of history. Many South Texas towns are named in their honor and have been for well over 150 years. BTW it’s “Come and Take It”

[@Useaname]

After watching many of Simon's videos, I've noticed a strong left leaning streak running through him. There's a bit of an agenda in his nonetheless very entertaining stories.

[@demef758]

Simon's a good reader, but whoever writes his material (which ain't Simon) tends to lean left. Example: he has one on the North Korean dynasty, done when the Norks were popping off A-bombs until Trump capped Jong Un's ass. Simon recounts the Kim family history, working up to the A-bombs going off. Included was the horrific mass starvation in the 90s. Okay, "starvation" and "A-bombs." What could POSSIBLY link the two? Why that would be the infamous Agreed Framework signed by Bill Clinton in 1994, which gave food to the Norks in exchange for "ending" their nuclear programs. But did Simon even HINT at it? Uh, no. That was when I smelled "agenda" in his videos, and have been suspicious of them since.

[@jenniferpadilla1691]

Agreed. Our Texas history class covered the “united we stand” approach to Texas Independence. Anyone else cringe when he says Tejanos? In Spanish j is an h sound- not y sound...it’s “Tay-han-os”!

[@worldtraveler930]

Amen!!

[@terenfro1975]

Juan Seguin. The Chuck Norris of his day.

[@BJTHOMAS1970]

We say in Texas that we’d rather be a fence post in Texas than the King of Oklahoma.

[@sparks2spare782]

BJ Thomas Legit! It’s in my DNA to not like Oklahoma.

[@SurelyYewJest]

WTF is wrong with Oklahoma?

[@davidcoleman8275]

@@SurelyYewJest Oklahoma ain't Texas, that's what's wrong with Oklahoma.

[@SurelyYewJest]

@@davidcoleman8275 Ok...but then Sparks2spare's statement could have been "It’s in my DNA to not like (insert any state name other than Texas here)."

[@jimtheedcguy4313]

I'd rather have a fat corpus christi girl than a Tulsa supermodel.

[@jordysmith3703]

I really appreciate the honest historical accuracy! Bravo 🙌 Much love from Brazoria County TX!

[@pyromania1018]

You will remember this battle! You will remember each minute of it! Each second! Til the day that you die! That is for tomorrow, gentlemen! For today... REMEMBER THE ALAMO!! The hour is at hand! ~Sam Houston, 1836

[@curtiskretzer8898]

supposedly,while @ the Alamo b4 the arrival of the🇲🇽army, he was to have commented"Get out of here!It's a death trap of no strategic importance!"(& then Travis went out of his way to put it in the forefront of most memorable historic events)

[@deusexaethera]

I visited the NRA museum with my girlfriend a few years ago. While we were there, admiring antique guns like an Italian 4-barreled shotgun, I overheard a man telling his wife the story of Sam Houston. When he got to part where Sam Houston died thinking his life was a failure, his wife started crying. It took all of my willpower to not start laughing at them.

[@darrellmanley3555]

Shawn Elliott what does that remotely have to do with anything and why you think it important to share?

[@deusexaethera]

@@darrellmanley3555: Anecdotes don't have to be important to share them. Sometimes people just want to talk about stuff. But my inner sadist is satisfied that the anecdote made you upset.

[@darrellmanley3555]

Shawn Elliott on the contrary, it didn’t upset me in the least. “The most ignorant of all people is a person who is self assured in his premature decisions.”

[@JuanGarcia-sh6wc]

I need add that the battle of the Alamo lasted for several days, not some minutes. It gave Sam Houston valuable time for strategy. I think it was about 13 days.

[@bobbyd.roberson5588]

"You may all go to hell, and I shall go to Texas." -Davy Crockett

[@roberthoward9500]

Which is worse?

[@ln7929]

@@roberthoward9500 California

[@huemann7637]

@@roberthoward9500 if you are doing roofing in the summer in Texas it can definitely feel like hell. Fortunately we have lots of nice spring fed rivers to cool off in when work is over.

[@johndillon1469]

"Remember Goliad, Remember the Alamo" was what the slogan actually was.

[@fordtrucks33]

You’d think by this video there were lots of Tejanos at the Alamo. However, there were only 9-20. Not to diminish their bravery by any means but the numbers weren’t very significant. Same goes for the English, Irish, and Germans that were also present during the battle.

[@michellecasto3839]

Reading the comments here gives me hope for Texas History❤️ yay us (also Dallas is having beautiful weather today!)

[@doylesinclair4499]

damn right on both counts

[@DenitaArnold]

Hi, Dallas, from Fort Worth 😊

[@peggyjohnson9733]

Y'all had snow sat. Morning corpus heating up65 degrees

[@doylesinclair4499]

@@DenitaArnold hello ft worth! (from Plano, actually)

[@ncommino]

Hello my fellow Texans. 🙋🏼‍♀️We're having great weather. It was snowing this weekend on tomorrow should be around 70.

[@kamanpowers]

The man went over this whole thing and never even mentioned Goliad.

[@angieemm]

Jim BOOee, sir. Technically, Washington on the Brazos is the actual birthplace of Texas.

[@eldonerc2524]

An the battle of San jacinto just outside of Houston was the turning point. We lost the Alamo.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

@@eldonerc2524 Jacinto was the ultimate point & there was no turning point!1)San Antonio=loss.2)Coleto=loss. 3)San Jacinto= victory(not a win, it was replete & complete victory!) all that was left was to deliver El Presidente back to Matamoros like a truant child

[@curtiskretzer8898]

technically is trumped by actuality

[@angieemm]

@@curtiskretzer8898 i was trying to not sound like an asshole since tone isn't an available feature in the comment section yet

[@ronaldwoody8534]

Recently there was a diary from an officer on the Mexican side discovered. That is shed some additional light on what happened at the Alamo as well. I cannot remember the name but I believe a documentary was done on it.

[@johnbernal3292]

I feel that the writer of this was given poor history. As a native Texan of Mexican decent with strong Mexican ties. When the subject of the war with Mexico was discussed in history none of the heroic Mexicans who fought for freedom from Mexico nor Joe or other native tribes were excluded. It would seem that aside from a bit of research done that this version of history was from someone who saw old cowboy movies and from real historical research.

[@Bradly197]

I agree completely. Simon Whistler = News presenter. Who cares if you are right, as long as you sound good while doing it.

[@forsurematt9077]

History is whitewashed

[@fresakar]

I never thought I'd hear the name of my hometown in one of your videos, I had to go back several times just to hear the word "Zacatecas" over and over again...

[@gungriffen]

He glossed over Goliad, right after the Alamo 450 Texans surrendered based on the belief like when the Texans took the Alamo they'd be released afterwards. The deal was made with General José de Urrea that if the Texans gave up Goliad they'd be free to leave but Santa Anna over ruled the deal and gave the order that there was no such thing as a Texan POW, they were to be treated as captured pirates and ordered them all to be shot.

[@TheHollowBodiesBand]

Gungriffen I feel very sad that the birthplace of one of Mexico's greatest heroes, General Ignacio Zaragoza, is currently in the USA.

[@akbrooks70]

There’s a reason why they played “De Guello”. Also he said that we know what happened from the slave Joe, but Susanna Dickinson, her daughter, and one other Tejano family that made it. This was one of the few instances that Santa Ana showed mercy but it was more so to strike fear into the rest of the Texians in Gonzalez/Washington on the Brazos.

[@dankorcz8158]

Hello you brilliant bald man

[@qassandraable]

Question is, is he really bald? Or well shaved?

[@theobserver9131]

Simon doesn't do the research and writing.... Oliver does. Simon is a great presenter though.

[@tantoismailgoldstein6279]

As a Texan I been there and Goliad and Gonzalez. Alot of people don't know but it wasn't a Texas flag that fell when the the Alamo did. It was the Louisiana Tigers flag. They were volunteers that showed up for the big party. Phil Collins has the largest collection of Alamo artifacts and has a great museum close to it that's worth going to. Simon maybe you could do a video of " The black bean massacre" or even " The runaway scrape" . I would like a video of the Battleship Texas , it's the only active duty ship of the Texas Navy. I know it's not a physical place on a map but it has a huge place in our hearts.

[@tantoismailgoldstein6279]

Sorry I forgot he donated it to the Alamo.

[@eschdaddy]

There's an update that should’ve been included. San Antonio is currently in the process of broadening the San Antonio in an attempt to expand the Alamo to its original size. It will take time, but it is in process!

[@jeffsanders1609]

Your assertion that many of defenders of the Alamo were Tejanos is misleading since out of the 200 defenders only 21 were Hispanic or roughly 10% of the garrison While it is important to remember them and their role in Texas Indeoendence you tried to make it sound like Tejanos had a near equal role in Texas independence as Whites which is simply not true At the Alamo Tejanos made up about 10% of the defenders in Sam Houston's army their numbers were so small he believed he could not use them and still win the Battle of San Jacinto in order to avoid friendly fire incidents with his men mistaking them for Mexican soldiers though Juan Seguin convinced him otherwise and let the Tejanos fight in the battle At Goliad, roughly 10% of James Fannin's 400 men that were captured and excepted by the Mexicans were Tejanos. Of the 59 delegates who signed the Texas Declaration of independence only 3 were Tejano This is simply due to demographics as at the time Texas's population was roughly 30,000 Anglos and 5,000 Tejanos It is important to remember the Tejano contribution to Texas Independence but it is also important not to overstate it

[@QueenetBowie]

The original Alamo story was a bit white washed, this version appears to have been a bit “Woke Washed”

[@Marqk-]

Yup, watched several of his videos, tends to sugar coat or justify US intervention in foreign affairs,

[@DarkGlass824]

I agree

[@gary3696]

Thanks for bringing up Juan Seguin, truly a brave man who deserves recognition. Also disappointed he failed to mention anything about Daniel Boone!

[@ryanhubbard1885]

Didn’t Sam Houston order the Tejanos to wear distinctive markings to ease in identification and avoid friends fire at San Jacinto as part of his agreement with Juan Seguín? I want to say a red scarf but I just can’t remember.

[@BritishTexan]

Very well done! Thank you!!

[@ugaladh]

Almost everyone at the Alamo has a Texas town named after them. things you left out. part of the reason to stay and defend the Alamo was to give Sam Houston's group retreating to the east time to gather more men., the "Line in the Sand" comes from the Alamo battle, although it is one of the most incorrectly used phrases nowdays. when the last chance came for people to still escape, Travis drew a line in the sand and said if you want to stay, step across ( Not - no one crosses this line, as its used today). there are plagues in the Alamo with the names of all who died there. Remember Goliad- at Goliad a large number of Texans surrendered. the mexicans had them draw black and white beans, 10% of those beans were black. if you drew a black bean, you were executed to be an example.

[@kimberlybega8271]

That is so interesting! Reading your comment, now I remember hearing the line in the sand referenced in a folk song about the Alamo. (Grew up in Pennsylvania but live in Texas now so playing catch-up on Texas history.)

[@NEAmarillo79107]

And there is still nothing honoring the Mexicans who died in this battle sad

[@adventureridergirl]

Unfortunately, only a small part of the original Alamo is still standing. I'm a Texan living in San Antonio and I highly recommend visiting the Alamo if you have a chance. There is some amazing history there that video and pictures really can't convey. Also, there are several other missions in the San Antonio area that are also worth visiting. Just plan your trip in the spring or fall, summers in southern Texas are quite hot.

[@limbrat5448]

I hear the most beautiful bicycle ever made is hidden away in the basement of the Alamo.

[@gary3696]

And it's still there today.

[@limbrat5448]

@@gary3696 I'm gonna go see it one day.

[@demef758]

I am unaware about this factoid. Explain, please?

[@limbrat5448]

@@demef758 A young man called Mr. Herman, had a bicycle and it was beautiful. Unfortunately it was stolen from him. It was hidden in the basement of the Alamo.And rumor has it it's still there to this very day. Not on the regular tours tho. I think there's a movie about it, but I could be wrong.

[@coreymason7662]

Cool episode.

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

VERY COOL CONTENT! Texas schoolchildren go on school tours of the Alamo, or other regional historic sites.

[@ravenlord4]

Poor Texas. In the space of less than 45 years (1821-1865), they were: Spanish-Mexican-Independent-American-Confederate-American (again).

[@qassandraable]

And were probably told, Stop dithering!

[@grahamjohnson7412]

200 years later they got the name for a theme park out of it. The countries you named were most of the flags in the Six Flags Over Texas.

[@matthewrobinett1012]

raven lord lol yup

[@hutxn]

Sam Houston in his time was called the traitor of the South for trying to get Texas NOT to secede into the Confederacy. All his efforts were to get Texas IN the Union and he thought it wasteful to get OUT and be involved in a war that would be a one-sided loss. However, his son thought otherwise and lost a leg fighting for the Confederacy.

[@johnbernsen6145]

Should have included the ride of Juan Segein, who delivered Travis' letter to Houston. And yes, I'm from San Antonio.

[@samwell707]

And Lamar

[@jeffgerndt2813]

Excellent video

[@michalblasko9463]

Love your presentation.

[@tristan5546]

"the last thing we want is for you to leave this video thinking those at the Alamo where heroic settlers" but then goes onto describe how they were in effect just that. Nice anti American propaganda

[@ryderreinier2581]

Gonzales flag said Come And Take It. It is still celebrated every year first weekend in October bad research

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:30 - Chapter 1 - From the new world 4:55 - Chapter 2 - The age of upheaval 8:15 - Chapter 3 - Welcome to texas 11:45 - Mid roll ads 12:55 - Chapter 4 - Come and get it 16:30 - Chapter 5 - The long wait 19:10 - Chapter 6 - The short fight 22:10 - Chapter 7 - The legend

[@nickdaveNDM]

I was born and raised in Austin, Texas, a city named for the president of the Republic of Texas, Stephen F Austin. In travis county, named for Williwam B Travis, who died at the Alamo. We also have a main road named Lamar, for another who died at the Alamo. I spent one spring break travelling to sites from the Texas revolution. Gonzales, Goliad, San Antonio, and the San Jacinto Monument- the site where the Texans won their independence - among other places. We used to take field trips to the Alamo, in elementary and middle school. The Texas Revolution has left a large impact on the state, which can be seen to this day.

[@johnbernal3292]

Gonzales flag said, "Come and take it" with a single black star and an picture of the cannon. Not come and get it

[@bradbutcher3984]

A great book that covers the battle better than any I've read on the subject and I've read a lot of them (own four personally) Is "Three Roads to the Alamo; The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barrett Travis".

[@abranlucio9952]

Born and raised in San Antonio. Thank you for this wonderful video

[@jcat719]

I love your videos and all your channels. Love that the English accent makes it so Santa Anna sounds like Santer Anna

[@Surferdude32212]

For anyone that wants to know why there is only one angle shot taken of The Alamo in modern times. The Alamo is in Downtown San Antonio. Any other angle shot will show off a modern city. I get why, no one wants to see a 1700 building around modern structures. It's also an open Museum that you can walk through and if you weren't forced to field trip there growing up is quite worth going to. Also.. Great video.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

🤠I don't even remember the feild trip!(might of missed it,I was what was viewed as somewhat of a miscreant!)Go past it & into it any chance I get!🤠Happy Trails!🤠

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

It's the same with the pyramids in Egypt- from the other direction you can see modern Cairo all around it on the edges and even a McDonalds!

[@blackspider528]

The stars at night - are big and bright Deep in the heart of texas.

[@hannahskipper2764]

Nice video!

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

The Alamo is one of the reasons why I am a history buff. I seemed like such an epic story to my young mind. Im well aware now that the truth is more complicated but it still holds special meaning to me. I recommend watching the 2004 Alamo movie. More accurate than the John Wayne version.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

The Alamo is a Great place to visit. The caretakers there tell the real stories of the History. After a nice visit, you can walk across the street and go in a nice air conditioned mall. You can shop, have a drink and have a nice meal! Great video.

[@vickonstark7365]

Born and raised in San Antonio. ❤️🤘🏻

[@JasmineGeminiDragon]

Hola! Cómo estás?

[@vickonstark7365]

Jasmine GeminiDragon Estoy bien y tú

[@lilbigtoe7420]

Same here man!

[@GAdawg2k8]

Simon really unpacks history in a refreshing way. I have learned a lot of things I didn’t know about places I thought I knew. That includes the Alamo.

[@GAdawg2k8]

boggleroggler thanks! I will check it out.

[@paulnaegelin2785]

Love the Video but lol As Texan who’s family came from Alsace just before the battle it was never white washed for us we all speak English and Spanish as well as Alsacin the cenotaph they are trying to remove has a list of every know person of all the different races just saying Remember the Alamo Remember Goliad

[@coltondelossantos7646]

Can you do the San Jacinto Monument?

[@Emura100]

One of my ancestors was there but managed to survive (he was possibly the only person to fight in every major battle of the Texas Revolution). John Walker Baylor.

[@beckywilliams6570]

I'm a native San Antonian and greatly enjoyed your program on the Alamo. Thank you.

[@beachboy0505]

Very good

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country. Victory or Death. Gotta admit, that gives me goosebumps every time i hear it :)

[@deusexaethera]

Death comes even to the victorious.

[@tantoismailgoldstein6279]

Yes very just like Patrick Henry's speach. No one really knows what Patrick said but it was so profound that men who were kids looking into the church from outside though a window asked to be buried at that window. Because it had such a profound effect on their lives. That's what the world needs right now is a few men like Patrick and Travis to show us how to how to put our money were our mouths are, if ya know what I mean.

[@ChrisCVW]

4:20 Ain’t no party like a Bonaparte.

[@DTSephiroth]

I've been to the Alamo... it was quite the educational experience.

[@sharonhayton1642]

Love all your videos have learnt so much thanks and please keep posting them

[@mandalor45]

Could you do L'Anse Aux Meadows. the historic viking settlement in north america. thank you simon

[@vickonstark7365]

I’d like to see that also please.

[@thewilytroutesq5260]

Odd. I never picture Vikings as hysteric. Well, perhaps they were during the frenzy of battle. . .but seems a stretch to label them all hysteric.

[@texaspatriot2038]

Yeah... you messed some stuff up. For 1 the Tejanos fought with the Texans, and the Gonzales flag says "come and take it"

[@ddylla85]

5:15 that drawing of the Alamo is way out of scale.

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

9 Dec 23 Greetings and Salutations from Temple, Texas, USA!

[@nativelatinosfooktrump5348]

👊 fun historical fact the characters of Zorro and Batman were based on a real Mexican hero called Joaquin Murrieta

[@kpounders7437]

I think Simon did a video on Murrieto

[@halloffamegeo741]

Mexicans are the best they trying take from the culture

[@Texassince1836]

Just as any true blooded Texan I have made the pilgrimage to our sacred site (more than once)

[@elielsreaction4892]

You guys were immigrants only true blooded Texans are the Latins and Native Americans before they were invaded.

[@Texassince1836]

@@elielsreaction4892 if they were true blooded Texans they would have fought a little harder to keep Texas 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jestubbs69]

One of the Gonzales "Old 18" who later died at the Alamo was my ancestor Jacob C. Darst. His brothers Edmund, Emory, William and Henry Darst were at the Battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston. Patrick, who was at Bexar, is the offspring of Tabitha Boone Calloway Darst. Making Danial Boone his great grandfather and my 7th great uncle via marriage.

[@trulystunningdesigns]

You should do a video about Chaco Canyon and the Four Corners area. Or Cowboy Wash.

[@Redbird1504]

It was actually "Come and Take it" not "Come and Get it". The latter sounds sexual

[@Snipergoat1]

And the former doesn't?

[@jimdandy8119]

@@Snipergoat1 Molan labe. The phrase dates back thousands of years. This is simple stuff Simon should have no problem getting right.

[@Snipergoat1]

@@jimdandy8119 Considering the proclivities of the ancient Greeks, a Spartan saying it makes it far more sexual.

[@datmanydocris]

So let me get this straight... this man dissolved the Mexican Constitution, proclaimed himself dictator, slaughtered hundreds of men and lost a massive amount of territory... and the people of Mexico were still like "ah yes, we want this man to lead us."

[@stevenlornie1261]

a bit like Obama? Constant failure but was voted in again.

[@nicolegriffin8082]

You should do more Texas episodes

[@TishaHayes]

At this moment I am sitting in the 9th floor of a hotel right above the north gate of the Alamo.. It is a pretty humble little place.

[@wendys390]

"Purely and pathetically white"? Wow.

[@jamesverlinde3926]

🤘🤣🤘 come and get it!! Anyone is welcome to round 2!

[@mucktheduk]

The whole video was dripping with anti-white hatred, at least he just came out and admitted it at the end. Almost all of the factual inaccuracies in the video were caused by trying to take shots at whitey

[@gaz9957]

@@mucktheduk Imagine being angry because someone corrects white supremacist propaganda. Boohoo, my myth has been blown apart because the role of brown people was highlighted.

[@aaronm4706]

@@gaz9957 Their role has ALWAYS been highlighted, at least in Texas. The ones who think that the Alamo defenders were all white are mainly foreigners who got their information from Hollywood and non-Texans who couldn't care less about the history of the Texas Revolution.

[@michaelmansion928]

What I find interesting is in the same sentence he said ‘Mexico (Brown people) allowed slaves’ then commented about white people being upset that their hero’s were slavers.💁🏻‍♂️

[@lordtywin4149]

Native Texan here :) great vid Simon

[@sithlordshaun_]

Thomas Eeds same here🙋🏾‍♂️

[@williamaustin1]

1. Thirteen days is a wee bit over a week, the siege was a day short of two weeks. 2. Come and get it is heard at BBQ's. The battle cry at Gonzales was Come and Take It. 3. The battle cry at San Jacinto was Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad. But well done otherwise.

[@danielmoseley8040]

A Geographics about Gobekli Tepe would be awesome!

[@aldovaskeet5621]

Remember the Alamo!!! Remember Goliad!!!

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

17:00 they were called the Tennessee volunteers for a reason... as a history major and Texas resident I am disappoint Simon.

[@ciroguerra-lara6747]

I find it interesting how, in the angloamerican and anglosaxon world, Tejanos, Mexicans, us Costa Ricans are portrayed as "native". We are mostly hispanic, european americans inmigrants from Spain not native americans. The term "latino" comes from romance languages not from any native american culture. I believe it to be precisely derived from the English Hispanic wars, the US Hispanic wars and the US Mexian wars. War tends to define the other as something just isn't so.

[@sepulchrums]

I watch this video even tho as a Native Texan, the events of the Alamo have been hammered into my head lol

[@rafisanders]

Don't mess with Texas

[@arturoarambula2814]

My family on my father's side came from San Antonio since it was part of Mexico. I grew up in the border of South Texas one foot in Mexico and one in Texas and I'm proud of both sides of the family. ¡Viva Tejas!!!!

[@ws2228]

Bueno! AMIGO!

[@QqJcrsStbt]

4:43 Probably dispatched to the Rio Bravo del Norte. 'Rio Grande, que?'

[@JamesDaffyBenderDonald]

Could you please do Chapultepec castle: site of Mexico's last stand during the Mexican American war, Churubusco, last stand of the saint Patrick's battalion and Puebla: Mexico's Gettysburg, please?

[@shaggycan]

9:20 all history is like that. People tend to simplify everything. Because otherwise history is pretty grey. Your heroes usually weren't that heroic and the villains were probably nice people 40% of the time.

[@publis9094]

Remember the Alamo. Always remember the Alamo.

[@mikecorbeil]

Excellent video, and very interesting it is, for both geography and war history. Definitely appreciated.