Mexico City: Battle for Chapultepec Castle - MEXICO w/Mike Vondruska - Travel Guide

[@normagonzalez7796]

Thank you for telling people about Mexico's history

[@JB-ru2qy]

The Mexican / American war has always intrigued me being an American living in Mexico. However, you have a few points incorrect. The battle for Chapultepec Castle was not the last battle fought in this war. A number of battles were fought even after the Treaty was signed. Also, there were battles fought with resistance fighter throughout Mexico City after Chapultepec. The Mexicans disliked the US occupation and so they fought on.

[@RafaelTeranGarza]

Great video! Just a little clarification, The cadets were not the "last six men alive". Most of the cadets escaped, but only five of them stayed to fight alongside the remnants of the San Blas battalion, while a sixth managed to cover the escape of the other cadets until he perished.

[@head19821]

And the rest of them were captured by the American army, including one of whom would be president of Mexico one day : Miguel Miramon.

[@laflor8720]

Welcome in mexico city

[@noerodriguez1252]

Great history 👏

[@normagonzalez7796]

He didn't want the Americans to touch the flag, that's why he took it with him . His name was Juan Escutia.

[@MrDonboos]

Mike I remember your tour guide taking me to see that in Mexico City last year Can't believe that was a year ago

[@mexicotravelexperiences]

Interestingly, the person who was filming me in this video was the same person who took you there - your guide, Cuauhtemoc. He was my "camera man" during our 9 days of filming.

[@MrDonboos]

@@mexicotravelexperiences Awesome I will be in Guadalajara tomorrow afternoon ( Friday) just got home from Greece 4gid afternoon, very long day I had, lol 😆

[@natanhaelalvarado6137]

Thanks for this informative video, 3:16 hahaha,

[@eljuano28]

General de Santa Anna mistakenly believed the assault on the Academy was a feint to distract from the causeways in the south where he assumed the U.S. forces would have to concentrate to take the City. Chapultepec Castle was high ground and while the cadets ranged in ages 13-19, they made up only around 200 of the 1,000 or more defenders on the hilltop and . It was reasonable to believe they could hold the defense of the hill and the academy. Unfortunately for the Mexican side, the "castle" wasn't the sort of defensive stronghold which might come to mind. It has more in common with Hearst Castle than some medieval battlement. Casualties were high but heroic as the defense was, (and that is acknowledged in the history of the U.S. Marines,) de Santa Anna overestimated the ability of his spread thin forces supported by a couple hundred cadets to hold back the concentration of Union Army and Marines, (the latter of whom, factually, there were somewhat few.) The storming of the castle hill and academy was only the first part of the wider battle of Mexico City. General de Santa Anna had superior total numbers throughout the battle, but lacked the decisiveness to consolidate any mass in defense of either the Castle or the aqueducts, instead leaving his troops to defend, in relatively small units, key points throughout the whole city. This physical division lead to the belief by the city leadership that the officers of the Mexican Army did too little which may be the reason, whether true or purely legend, that the children at the academy were immortalized as more heroic than General de Santa Anna. When an aide suggested to the General that no foreign invader would touch their flag, it is reported the general replied, "I believe if we were to plant our batteries in Hell, the damned Yankees would take them from us." Maybe he said that. Maybe not. Maybe the kids do deserve their legend. As a U.S. Marine Veteran myself, I would never take that legend from them. We have a few of our own. Legends are important.

[@jonathanramos8414]

I'm Mexican American myself. My parents are Mexican immigrants to the united states. I am grateful to be an American. But obviously the Mexican American war is arguably one of the most unjust wars in American history. Its right up there with Iraq. But regardless I still thank you for your service. Its cool you know about the Mexican war. Alot of Americans don't even know it happened. But it's one my favorite forgotten wars. Most people just remember the Texas revolt and the Alamo. Especially if your from Texas. Seeing Mexico's current instability makes me think. Maybe losing California, new Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Nevada was for the better. I'm sure you know the current drug war in Mexico has wrecked havoc on that nation.

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

It wad a good lecture on American history. Thanks.😀👍👍

[@mexicotravelexperiences]

Thanks for watching my video. Happy Travels!

[@Nmaggie61]

They don't teach us this in the USA 😂

[@michaelreed4744]

Hello. Do you think that there are some myths about the Battle?

[@diegoavena3987]

Hellooooo Mike!! I'm the artist you invited to make a video about the art I make in my city, Cuernavaca. Hilorama's art. 💕 Can u text me, please?

[@MelodyT-o4g]

It was an unjust war against Mexico by the Americans. Most Americans don't understand that.