Siege of the Alamo: The Final Battle - History of the Texas Revolution

[@raymondgarcia7351]

I was born and raised in San Antonio and every time I pass through the Alamo it's still intriguing and I used to walk through there whenever I had a chance, what I mean is the grounds. I know their sacrifice was not in vain this great state was born. But sadly what's happening these days is a shame it could mean it is finally in vain. God bless America and the Republic of Texas.

[@rubensarabia5495]

No nacio se lo robaron a mexico

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

DON'T WORRY MY FRIEND. TEXAS WILL STAND AND BE A REPUBLIC AGAIN AS ITS OWN NATION. TNM

[@ptauagpt]

When living in San Antonio in 1983 I chanced upon the Alamo accidentically. My first visit into gave me such a spiritual experience as if I was there at that time. I felt the spirits of those defenders against such bad odds. I sensed Dave Crocketts spirit still there.....a man of such greatness and bravery.

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

@@raymondgarcia7351 Join TEXIT to be our own nation again. THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

[@ptauagpt]

Well done episode detailing with logical accuracy what happened at the Alamo. The bravery of the men on both sides expresses the unselfish and dedication of their beliefs. May all who died on both sides rest forever in peace. All men are brothers. God bless them all.

[@danielpuckett7792]

Thanks!

[@texashistorytrust]

Thank you for taking the time to watch AND for being my first SuperThanks 💜

[@ericsissenwein3601]

I was a re-enactor in THE PRICE OF FREEDOM. It was a great experience and was very humbling. The filming at night during the assault on the Palisades was chaotic with screams, gunfire, and confusion. I have great respect the defenders of the Alamo and the Texican settlers for their eventual victories.

[@texashistorytrust]

I've read about the filming and can see how that would be immersive and maybe terrifying. The San Antonio paper and one of the journalist authors of Forget the Alamo were writing last year that the film shouldn't be shown anymore for all the reasons you'd guess.

[@ericsissenwein3601]

@@texashistorytrust that’s insane. It’ll only take one more generation to completely lose the history of this country and freedom we’ve won and kept so far. I wasn’t able to see the finished film for years until I visited San Antonio again. I loved the film and the message. I also saw myself for a brief time fighting in the forefront of the palisade in my brown felt hat with the brim upturned on the side😊

[@Rick-jf6sg]

@@texashistorytrust Yeah, those tri-authors definitely had their agendas in that book.

[@johnadams5489]

@@Rick-jf6sg Those so called writers are nothing but Democrat-anti-americans that keep on pushing their their communist-anti-slavery agenda.

[@drsackbarry]

David and I lived in the corral under an arbor for nearly 5 weeks while making that movie. I have so many memories of it as I see the hats and other items I used in it spread around in one of my rooms. How Many Tears Have Fallen Tears so many have fallen Through the years for the Greatest Nation ever Tears for life liberty the pursuit of happiness For a free world Tears for the sons and daughters that never returned home Warrior soldiers all Tears wiped from the cheeks of so many wives Shed by the children with only faint memories Tears behind the mother's veil On father's handkerchief Tears at the base of the white stone That wet the flowers and flags Tears at the sound of taps played in the distance For the memories of buddies Tears at the sight and sound of dog tags boots Empty Tears when the aircraft flyover Stars shining brightly Tears as the ships sail Anchors aweigh Tears for those that patrol Guard the dark nights alone Tears at roll call With no reply to a name called How many tears have fallen Bless Them All Barry 5/30/2021

[@rodneyringler3745]

I am moved, as I believe All true Texican's are, by the final written words of your wonderful series of presentations... 🙏God and Texas, Y'all🙏

[@texashistorytrust]

Thank you so much, Rodney. I’m glad you caught that! It’s been my email sign-off for decades. Where it comes from is in the first video of this series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jl6no4aCqZqNqJYsi=WjGqQQjv5jpSOaNR

[@rodneyringler3745]

@@texashistorytrust ... see... People DO pay attention!!! Even if they are so broke they can't afford it!😂😂😂

[@THE-HammerMan]

This series was finely made and presented. Thank you.

[@texashistorytrust]

Much appreciated, HammerMan. It was a wonderful learning experience. I know the history but creating non-talking head videos is worlds apart from editing me running my yap.

[@THE-HammerMan]

@@texashistorytrust Your presentation was 5-star. Far from "running your yap", as some tend to do, you were concise and clearly showed the in-depth research done to put the series together. Not using computerized narration(sic) elevates the series, shows you care and is most appreciated by all- especially myself. Thank you once again for the marvelous work you've done.

[@Ernesto-tg1be]

⁠@@texashistorytrust who’s the narrator

[@DeanAitken]

Extremely well done. Thank you for your work.

[@willfields7128]

Love the narration, very well done.

[@texashistorytrust]

Thank you much, WF. I figured my voice is the last thing anyone would expect when they click an Alamo battle video. That's exactly why I narrated the whole series. I appreciate you watching.

[@DavidSharpe-c5d]

A fairly well done assessment of the final battle. The Mexican body count from the cementary is where most history books end. She correctly mentioned how more were burned ,buried in other areas and thrown into the river. Santa Anna wanted less evidence of the real body count. This tactic continues to many amateur historians today who do not really do their research.

[@LeslieDevoe]

Excellent dissertation. Concise and complete. Extremely informative. Thank you.

[@donaldnoonan]

My wife’s uncle great great and children’s great Uncle Dolphin Floyd died at the Alamo. He was a poor dirt farmer but rose to the occasion.

[@Joseph-ue5wc]

Perfect

[@richardglady3009]

Wonderful, informative, objective video. Thank you.

[@bhartley868]

Very well done, excellent job...

[@johnadams5489]

Mrs Dickinson said she saw Crockets body laying on the ground on the right side of the front of the Church along with several bodies of Mexican soldiers. She was one of the last survivors and her testimony did not support the rumor that Crockett was executed.

[@bicentensol]

Her story changed more than once

[@baylorattorney]

This whole no-quarter / quarter thing is a huge topic we should all know more about. Like our coin the quarter with Washington on it and what it means.

[@robertwood6272]

With one of the pyres located nearby, perhaps this explains the haunted nature of the Menger Hotel. Haunted or not, it's still my favorite!

[@thyweebo]

I would really like to know more about the painting depicting the breach at the North Wall. I have never seen it and it is stunning. Would love to inspect it more closely!

[@texashistorytrust]

I had a hard time finding artwork for the North Wall breach, so much of what I used to depict it was photos I took of a diorama, believe it or not. When you see a scene of myriad soldados and their ladders (at 5:26 in this video, for example), that's actually photos of the Volkswagen-sized Alamo diorama at Hall of State in Dallas. It's massive and truly something to behold. The artist even included the ill-fated cat of Alamo lore in his depiction.

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

Thank you! Got my blood pressure up. What hardnosed men!

[@texashistorytrust]

They met the challenge of the times they lived in. 19th century life (and war) were harsh. This was a hard story to tell.

[@larryvaughn2567]

Long live TEXAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TexasNightRider]

Captivating.

[@texashistorylessons]

Wonderful job. Keep going.

[@texashistorytrust]

Thank you, Michael! I’ve been quite ill and used my recovery time to add some much needed skills to my video editing bag of tricks.

[@texashistorylessons]

@@texashistorytrust I’m very impressed with the skills. Hope you are better.

[@texashistorytrust]

My health bar is at about 70% but that beats the hell out of where I was in February. Think you'll ever make the jump to talking head video?

[@texashistorylessons]

@@texashistorytrust I don’t know if the world needs my head talking but I have been planning on making more visually engaging videos using text, maps, photos and artwork. Probably won’t be to the level of yours but better than a static image like mine have been.

[@sombra6153]

I like how this video referred to Crockett as “David,” not “Davy.” Other works I’d read suggested that Jim Bowie was the only Alamo defender who would have likely been know to Santa Ana and the aristocracy as he’d married well into a prominent San Antonio family. Crockett, while some might have heard of him, was not a folk hero in Mexico and no one would have likely recognized him. In the predawn hours, I doubt he was even recognizable. I think he likely died near the Palisades where he and his men were stationed. Anyway, another interesting take on the actual battle.

[@baylorattorney]

Just the best. Marty Robbins is looking down handing you his crown.

[@texashistorytrust]

Before you give me Marty’s crown, I know I have some ‘splaining to do re: Brigido. I felt that my mention of him felt out of place. It was too brief. So I cut it. And this series might leave a “where’d they end up?” taste in people’s mouths. The survivors had interesting, sometimes troubled, lives after the Alamo. Soooo I’m going to do a separate video on the survivors that will let me allot more time to Susanna, Enrique, Joe, Brigido, Gertrudis, Juana, etc. Dig it?

[@baylorattorney]

@@texashistorytrust I hardly noticed anything or anyone missing except for that company of roofers who were at the vanguard and Crocket noted their arrival. I watched it on a loop. Good stuff. Hard to notice anything missing with so much new context in here. We will pick up Brigido later. It’s not like he’s gonna complain. Hahah

[@baylorattorney]

@@texashistorytrust you don’t have to be modest. This video is just as good or better than Marty Robbins’. Y’all truly excelled. Outdid yourselves.

[@texashistorytrust]

I do have to be modest because I’m learning this as I go. I’m always mindful of being an amateur. The history I know well but I do all of the graphics, editing, sound, etc. myself. One day my nonprofit will have a zillion dollars and I’ll pay an editor. Until then, I’ll keep volunteering to do it. When that time comes, I will put in an animation of the roofers rolling up to the Alamo and probably get canceled again 😂

[@baylorattorney]

@@texashistorytrust maybe I’m partial, but I’m known to be quite objective. You’re a powerful historian.

[@ontheroadwithtex7991]

Do you have a catalog of all the videos you have made for Texas History Trust?

[@texashistorytrust]

Hi and aye! They're all right here: www.youtube.com/@texashistorytrust/videos

[@TimGivens-cx7cf]

It was 13 days of glory we lost the battle but we won the war

[@davidmindiola3382]

Do you have plans to do a video about Penas diary ?

[@bravedaddy1243]

One story I heard was that Travis didn’t draw a line in the sand, but went around and spoke to everyone he could, telling them what they were up against and if they thought they could make it and tried to escape, it wouldn’t change anything they had done inside the walls. Maybe true, maybe not.

[@texashistorytrust]

Another plausible theory, sir. It seems most likely that, one way or another, the defenders were apprised of the no-more-reinforcements situation and each had a personal choice to make.

[@adammiles-qh8xw]

Could they have gotten out and away even if they wanted to ?​@@texashistorytrust

[@icewaterslim7260]

Pretty fair account.

[@robj7386]

there used to be a Dillards store a few hundred feet from the Alamo. Years ago an Alamo tour guide told me that’s where the funeral pyres were

[@Mark-vm7sc]

Other side of it on Commerce Street, which as the Alameda in 1836.

[@richardharris8399]

My great great great great aunts daughter was married to William (?) Scurlock, who escaped the massacre of Goliad because he had medical training. His brother Myal Scurlock, died at the Alamo.

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

Well, Santa Anna got his a_- Handed to him at San Jasinto. LONG LIVE THE TEXAS REPUBLIC.

[@markbelmares7138]

Alamo defenders numbered more 250-300. It was physically impossible to cover that much ground with 180 men. It's estimated that 75-100 men escaped the fort during the battle. Three different bonfires were used to destroy the dead 2 or these bon fires were outside the fort. Davy Crockett and his Tennessee volunteers were captured outside the fort. A general plead for the rebel lives, but all were slain on the spot. Santa Anna's casualties were 50-75 killed mostly by friendly fire. The attack began about 6am, and soldiers were over the West wall before the alarm was given.

[@oldmanjoe6808]

Gone are Davy Crockets rifle, Jim Bowie's knife... both worth millions to a collector.

[@texashistorytrust]

Only one of Crockett's rifles is in a private collection (that of a Crockett descendant in Houston). One is on display at the Alamo. Neither was the rifle he had in the Alamo, which was lost to history. That may be true of Bowie's Alamo knife, as well. The authenticity of the Musso Bowie knife was/is questionable.

[@oldmanjoe6808]

@@texashistorytrust Thanks. I saw a video years ago on New York TV, a documentary by this man concerning that Bowie knife, wrote to him In Care Of the station he broadcasted from... he sent me what I asked for which was an exact to scale blueprint of the knife. I made one from that blueprint out of a hard, hard steel truck leaf spring. It took five years of my spare time and it's still not quite finished. Thanks again.

[@texashistorytrust]

@@oldmanjoe6808 Holy smokes! Points for dedication and attention to detail, sir. I have a Black-style coffin Bowie that someone else went to the pains to make for me. Definitely not as tough as leaf spring steel!

[@zacharyking900]

But his Masonic apron remains

[@nra-tcbob3905]

I don't understand one quick film clip just under 10 minutes into this episode. It appears to show the cocking of a Remington Rolling Block rifle. Since that is a metallic cartridge rifle that didn't appear until the American Civil War, either someone really fouled up, or I am missing something. [If I am missing something, I'd love having it explained to me.]

[@texashistorytrust]

@@nra-tcbob3905 If you can find me stock footage of the correct period rifle that’s appropriate for the narration, I’d be happy to edit the scene. I can only work with the stock/reenactment footage that exists. You’ll find other rifle and costume discrepancies in the rest of the series but the timeline and facts of the siege are accurate. I can’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

[@jessewilliams1422]

It was Travis that fired the cannon in defiance to the parley, and it enraged Bowie who was sick and would have tried to bargain for a retreat. It probably wouldn't have made a difference to Santa Anna, as he was known to be quite ruthless.

[@texashistorytrust]

I covered the messenger sent by Travis and the one sent by Bowie in the first installment of the siege series here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jl6no4aCqZqNqJY

[@JesusSanchez-ul2ex]

Hello Have a question was Texas part of the US Or

[@texashistorytrust]

At this time (March 6, 1836) Texas was a Mexican state in rebellion. It had declared independence from Mexico a few days before but the men at the Alamo didn’t know that. Several Mexican states rebelled against Santa Anna turning his back on federalism. Other rebellions were crushed (Zacatecas) or ended pretty peacefully (Yucatán). Texas would become a part of the U.S. a decade after the fight in this video.

[@douglaswalker5436]

Yep. All because Mexico was about to abolish slavery...

[@howardkoontz4735]

This is the first time I ever heard of a outer wall to bolster the Alamo wall. No books, art work or oral history that I have read tells of this wood wall. About 5 years ago I visited the Mexican History Museum which to Americans is the Halls of Montezuma. In a room called "The Alamo" is a tall glass case which held the flag of the New Orleans Grays, 2 pistols, 2 long guns and a pennant of black, red and white boarder. In the center is the Skull and Cross bones. On a wood sled is a small cannon, (2lb?) Across the room is the small box holding Santa Anna's pistols and shoulder boards. In the far end there is the origional 1824 Mexican Constitution. No where in the museum is a picture of Santa Anna. One mone long wall are depictions of all the Mexican Heros but Santa Anna is not among them.

[@texashistorytrust]

Santa Anna is not held in high esteem anywhere but the Colombian town of Turbaco, where he had a hacienda and was considered a grand old war hero. Gaboly, Lemon and others mention the wooden outer-work at the north wall, though there’s some debate as to its exact construction. Huffines’ Blood of Noble Men is good on the physical details of the Alamo as well as the timeline of the siege.

[@Rick-jf6sg]

That's pretty amazing. I suppose that they wouldn't let you photograph any of this?

[@DRAGONSLAYER1220]

Like you, I don't think it makes a difference exactly how Bowie and Crockett died, whether Bowie was able to put up any sort of a fight from his sick bed, whether Crockett fell in battle or was captured and executed, the end result was the same. These men and all the rest made a decision they knew would cost them their lives. That alone suffices for me. BTW: I had an ancestor who died at the Alamo: Clelland (also listed as Cleveland) Kinloch Simmons, Lt. of Cavalry.

[@robertcamper3043]

It seems like every decade, the Mexican troops that showed up at the Alamo gets less and less. When I was a young boy growing up in the early 60s, I remember Reading that the initial Mexican contingent was around 5000 that showed up at the Alamo. And by the time Sam Houston met them, they were down to about 2500 troops. What changed?

[@texashistorytrust]

The short answer: new source material makes itself known, historians put it in the context of other sources to try to get closer to the real number. The number of Texians has grown since the 1950s-60s for the same reason.

[@richardbaranzini8805]

❤why was Santa Ana allowed to live on Long Island later?

[@Mark-vm7sc]

Why do you think?

[@rosgill6]

Woohoo! Its here!

[@texashistorytrust]

This was a tortuous edit and I'm not sure how I feel about it but I'm finally freeeeeeeeee!

[@rosgill6]

@@texashistorytrust lol. the whole thing was great. I loved it. and this is the guy that doesn't care much about Alamo lore and history

[@texashistorytrust]

@@rosgill6 Thank you 😊 It’s a good story at its core when it’s not wrapped in dogmatic lore. From the bottom of my heart, I hate that that rhymed!

[@texashistorytrust]

@@rosgill6 I have been invited to meet with the Express News editorial board, presumably to discuss the nasty editorial they ran about me based on the Texas Monthly story. Next week. Imma roll up on San Antonio with bananas and popsicles like the gangsta we both know I am!

[@rosgill6]

that EN reply is lost in purgatory or something. I can see it in one place but can't open the whole thing. anyway, I'm sure they can skype with you. Don't walk into the disinformative lion's den. you WILL be sacrificed to the Big History deities. ( i have a few metaphors engaged right now and I don't care to reconcile that haha). every time i glance at that newspaper at the corner store i roll my eyes. it's really that bad. also, involuntary rhyming happens to every one. you just can't let it become habit. then you are part of the problem :)

[@DavidSharpe-c5d]

This assessment is very similar to prof. Lon Tinkle's book written back in 1958 before all the rewriting of history became the "rage". The five men who surrendered then executed was even learned by my mom when she was in high school in the 1930s. Why modern want to be historians put their own spin on events I do not know. This piece is the first one that holds more truths than all the others. I should be the only one shown in school.

[@WillBond-xy6xv]

Santa Anna had his band play the DEGUELLO. Deguello is a Spanish word meaning beheading or throat-slashing. The men inside knew what it meant. You tell me: have your THROAT CUT or a bullet, which would you want? Round ball is much faster and much less horrible.

[@Rick-jf6sg]

I've wondered that as well. Many historians, both professional and amateur, love to opinionate on events and people of the distant past . . . events they never witnessed and people they never knew let alone ever met. I find that to be a bit arrogant.

[@Pancito49]

An officer in the Mexican army, made a report and logged it in the history national in Mexico in Mexico City so if you read Spanish, maybe you can research down there because he wrote a complete history of what happened that day and for what I understand, Crockett was left alive and those six men who were left alive were bad headed to death not shot

[@baylorattorney]

The truth is so much more compelling and heroic than even the myths of Alamo we grew up hearing. Thank you for the best rendition of the Alamo yet. Texas History Trust is better than School House Rock!

[@roydownes2458]

b&w artwork by artist GARY ZABOLY! >:(

[@texashistorytrust]

@@roydownes2458 The one and only!

[@steverodgers7866]

there were numerous bodies burned outside the place, which indicate many tried to flee

[@texashistorytrust]

All of the bodies were burned outside the place.

[@loritabarber-iw3fy]

The Texans in all the movies forget to mention that most were from britain and bagpipes were on the ramparts!😉😉😉😉😉😉

[@tonyrowland9216]

why were the bodies burned?

[@texashistorytrust]

The soldados weren't burned. They were buried in the Campo Santo (most of them, anyway.) The Texians were burned, as I said in the video, because Santa Anna was staying in San Antonio for a little while. Decomposing bodies all around would be unhealthy. Why burned instead of buried? Presumably because Santa Anna wanted to send a message to the Texians in the settlements.

[@get_the_lead_out]

Let’s not forget that there were over 30 Tennesseans who perished there as well

[@Iwong59]

The Alamo and San Antonio River Walk also landed on USA Today's top 100 "Most Overrated Attractions Worldwide," a category also included in last week's report, coming in at No. 81 and No. 98, respectively.

[@texashistorytrust]

I saw the Alamo one but not the River Walk. I wholeheartedly agree on the latter. Ironically, the Alamo was voted Best Free Attraction in the USA Today poll last year. Go figure!

[@WillBond-xy6xv]

I worked from January to November in San Antonio. I vi sited the Alamo several times. One of my great(x4) grandfathers was there. I have studied 20+ books and articles on it. I suggest EVERYONE read a couple of articles at least.

[@samharper4289]

Remember the Alamo!!!

[@davidmckinney-n2q]

Texas holding the line every since

[@larrystout-h4r]

👍

[@tooter1able]

WHY DO YOU ZIP THROUGH THE PICTURES IN FAST MOTION> ??? VERY FRUSTRATING!!

[@texashistorytrust]

@@tooter1able Which pictures?

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

ALL WERE TEXAS HEROS. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

[@Tonetwisters]

"Remember the Alamo." Santa Ana was defeated in 20 minutes.

[@texashistorytrust]

18 minutes!

[@josegodinez991]

I know that the battle was very significant and was sadly very bloody…. Santa Ana did not want to kill the defenders… the first thing he did under rules of war was to send a messenger with a parley, and trying to compromise… he was received with aggressions… he spoke to many locals trying to figure out the reasoning for the revolt… if Santa Ana really had bad intentions he would of attacked with a full force to kill on day one… he then waited to attack the defenders for 13 days? Having his marching band play bugle calls to try to get them to talk and compromise… I believe Bowie wanted to negotiate… Travis was not at all. Santa Ana under rules of war allowed women and children to leave… according to other accounts the attack surprised and most of the tejanos were captured alive… a priest wrote that they Santa Ana gave them a chance to accept Mexico as their nation…. If refused its treason…he also captured to slaves that he set free and pardon their life… Santa Ana could have done that on day one… he wanted to talk and negotiate… Santa Ana was trained in Europe he followed gentleman’s warfare…

[@texashistorytrust]

@@josegodinez991 I covered the other days of the siege, the parleys, all of that in the other five parts of this series.

[@josegodinez991]

@@texashistorytrust may ask respectfully what sources you used as reference?

[@texashistorytrust]

@@josegodinez991 Of course. I list them in the description of each video - some descriptions are admittedly fuller than others, though. For the day by day accounts (primarily from Mexican officers and soldados) I use Huffines, Blood of Noble Men. Zaboly’s Altar For Their Sons and de la Peña’s narrative were also consulted frequently. I wanted to give a simple chronology from the firsthand accounts. This was especially true of the first 12 days since so much focus ends up on the final assault.

[@josegodinez991]

@@texashistorytrust Truly respect the research you have done… just want to point out I’m not questioning your research… I appreciate you stayed impartial… and just presented facts!

[@texashistorytrust]

@@josegodinez991 I sincerely appreciate that, Jose, and I didn’t take your question as anything but a respectful one. The telling of the Alamo story is always couched in emotional language and it drives me nuts! I prefer to tell people what happened, to the best of my ability, and let the audience sort out how they feel about it. I’m grateful to you for appreciating that!

[@chrisbotelho7212]

As a kid growing up in the 50's and 60's I have always been interested in the battle at the Alamo. I was fortunate to visit there many years ago and hope to return one day. That said I've never been a fan of Jim Bowie. Not a good guy. At all, in any way. I suppose he was a man of his times, but being a thief and a swindler were his good qualities. Crockett was there for land and opportunity. I don't believe he gave a twit about Texan independence except for what he might profit from it. Doesn't make him any less brave or whatever. But when he arrived in Bexar he should have kept going.

[@andrewherold389]

The defence of the Alamo was a foolish mistake. I would never have been there. If I remember correctly there were around 30,000 Americans(and other foreigners) in Texas at the time yet less than 200 men in the Alamo ! There's an old "joke" if you want to call it that. It goes like this, "Why were there no survivors at the Alamo? Because there was no back door" ! I've read that over 100 men tried to escape the massacre by jumping off the walls and running for their lives,and there was a "back door" by the church,by the wood palisade that Crockets men defended. But practically all of them were killed by the Mexican lancers. Supposedly there were a few men that managed to get away. Who really knows the truth? I certainly don't.

[@angloaust1575]

All over land rights was it worth fighting for!

[@frankhernandez6883]

Santa Anna listed 3 items for settlement in Texas: 1- Learn Spanish 2- Become Catholic 3- NO SLAVES ALLOWED Britian ended their slavery in 1808 - Mexico ended theirs in 1827. Texas was being plan as slave territory. Travis & Bowie had slaves as most Scot-Irish who came from the South with their slaves to settle in Texas. German-Americans who settled in Central Texas were anti-slavery and were met with violence later during the Civil War for their Pro-Union stance. The Alamo wasn't fought for FREEDOM, but sadly for SLAVERY.

[@texashistorytrust]

1) Santa Anna didn’t make the empresario contracts. 2) Coahuila y Texas outlawed the importation of slaves in 1827, not Mexico. Mexico left it up to the states in 1824. Tejanos in favor of colonization lobbied for an exemption for Texas and received it. Meanwhile, slavery exemptions were given to the unsettled Isthmus of Tehuantepec any time Mexico made a new slavery law. They wanted the Itsmo settled and cultivated quickly, and were happy to invite American slave owners as settlers to get that done. Interestingly, only male slaves would be permitted, as it was assumed female slaves would mix with the native race. 3) Britain ended the slave trade, not slavery, in the Empire in 1807. Slaves were still legally held in British colonies until the 1830s. 4) While the Germans later adopted a staunch anti-slavery stance in Texas, there were German slaveholders and plantations here. 5) There were almost 200 men in the Alamo. You named two. Name me a few from Pennsylvania, New York, Ireland, Scotland, and Massachusetts. Go look up the list. You’re certainly entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.

[@Rick-jf6sg]

So what? And didn't Mexico have a firmly entrenched indentured-servant system in place of slavery?

[@rosgill6]

so are you in EN jail? are you allowed correspondence? are they feeding you solids? in other words, how did the "meeting" go?

[@texashistorytrust]

1) Heard the phrase “Big Archaeology” on a Rogan episode and almost spat my smoothie out. 😂😂 Sooooon Big History will be on blast. I can feel it! 2) The struggle session was bumped up. My doc advised no travel until after I have a follow up CT scan. Hopefully that will be scheduled on Monday. 3) I wrote a piece about DEI at the Bullock Museum last week. Everything is ClownWorld.

[@rosgill6]

@@texashistorytrust I would say that is good except that it isn't. I hope you start getting better soon. Is the piece you wrote online so I can read it? before big history takes it down😬

[@texashistorytrust]

Hopefully I’ll have some new docs on board and we’ll blaze a trail to me feeling human again. And aye, most of what I write gets posted to the website. Bullock thingy is here: www.texashistorytrust.org/texas-history-news-and-opinion/texas-museums-amp-dei

[@rosgill6]

@@texashistorytrust I shall have a read. thank you :)

[@texashistorytrust]

@@rosgill6 If you’ve read it, now you know why the Smithsonian, among other august national institutions, has gone loco. Space Center Houston. DEI in space!

[@georgekenney8121]

yes Santa Ann did win the battle of the alamo but went on to lose the war,

[@freetexians]

A possible theory . Crockett was a Mason as was Santa Anna. To avoid his blood being directly on his head, Santa Anna had him sentenced to work in a silver mine where he died. Crockett was never mentioned by name in the archives in Mexico City however there is a description of an important foreign political prisoner that fits the physical description to a tee. The archivist that told me about the information concerning the prisoner had been researching in the Mexico Archives for the last 20 years when he stumbled upon it. When I asked him his own opinion he stated he was too damn old and too damn tired to be involved in any more controversies in Texas History. He is no longer with us and this was at the end of his 60 year career specializing in Texas History. Among the 100s of things he was involved in or influenced over his career, one was authenticating the De la Peña diary for the University of Texas. There is no way this means anything but it is interesting.

[@texashistorytrust]

“There is no way this means anything but it is interesting” is probably the most honest bit of a comment I’ve read in a long time! It IS interesting. I’d have liked very much to have known your archivist friend.

[@freetexians]

@@texashistorytrustThanks for your response.. One of the things my friend published was "Papers Concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas". ( a hint to avoid dropping names) I was fortunate to have met him, and have been fortunate often .. to have been in the right place, at the right time. I once saw "The Labastida Map" in a curators office and was allowed to get inches away to review it. I also got to see the De la Peña diary in a similar setting. I got to see the Travis Letter , the Texas Constitution and the original blueprints for the Texas Capitol when they were taken out briefly before a major renovation at the Texas General Land Office. I have held Sam Houston's Sword before a ceremony held at the Presidio La Bahia years ago. . AND . . All of this makes me nothing more but a very, very lucky Texian. Thanks for your shared interests.

[@jackfennessy5465]

This was not the final battle.

[@texashistorytrust]

@@jackfennessy5465 It ended the siege, did it not? What do you consider the final battle?

[@jackfennessy5465]

@@texashistorytrust History records that the final battle was San Jacinto, the defeat of the Mexican Army the capture of Santa Ana.

[@texashistorytrust]

@@jackfennessy5465 That was the final battle of the Revolution, indeed. This series was about each day of the Alamo siege and the final battle on March 6.

[@1polonium210]

You should orient the map to True North. That would make following your account much easier.

[@texashistorytrust]

@@1polonium210 Are you referring to the 1836 hand drawn Mexican map I used throughout? I wish it had been drawn that way. It would’ve made this series easier to put together!

[@1polonium210]

@@texashistorytrust I am a geologist. ALL maps should be oriented according to true north. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this video, and I think you did a stellar job of debunking the Cynical Historian. FYI, my gr-gr grandfather Socrates Darling was among the contingent of Texans who captured San Antonio from Mexican troops in December 1935; and he was also at San Jacinto (April 1836)..

[@retiredcolonel6492]

No dishonor to the defenders, they fought bravely, but this was a revolution against the legitimate government of Mexico.Texas was part of Mexico. One can argue about freedom and such but the agreement with Austin in which some Americans were allowed to settle Texas was violated, by the Texicans. Let’s put it in perspective. What if we allowed some thousands of Mexicans to settle into the United States, specifically Texas, and they had a series of hurdles to meet to become citizens or at least legal residents, which has happened. Would the US not be justified in using force if these same former Mexican citizens, now legal residents of the US state of Texas, formed their own government and told President Trump to go screw himself, which is what the Texicans did. Would you still appreciate their valor as the US military moved in and violently killed every rebel? Obviously Santa Anna was a blood thirsty tyrant, but still the internationally recognized head of state, while President Trump was (or will be, hopefully, again)elected. The nature of the government as far as international law, especially that of the 19th century, is irrelevant in regards to the legality of a revolution. This was by the conventions of the day an illegal usurpation of national authority. There are two sides to this story which Texans often ignore.

[@texashistorytrust]

@@retiredcolonel6492 At what point did I ignore the other side of the conflict? Most of the accounts I used (for obvious reasons) were Mexican accounts. This was a six part series about how the siege played out day by day, not a hagiography.

[@freetexians]

In 1833 when Santa Anna dissolved the Mexican Constitution of 1824, all bets were off. Before that occurred, a Texican living in the Colonies would have been a Mexican Citizen protected by a Constitution. After the centralization of power , Santa Anna became a dictator , or just another King of sorts. Many citizens of Mexico felt betrayed and the entire country of Mexico was divided not just the Colonies. This is a simplified answer and not the entire reason for Texas Independence but it certainly contributed greatly to it.

[@t74guard78]

Some may not like this but I don't think the defenders of the Alamo were brave and heroic. I think they were foolish. Trying to defend such a large area with so few men against much greater numbers is dumb. The fact that the battle was over so quickly is proof of that. The Alamo would have been hard to defend with 2 or 3 times more men. Having only 150 men was a no win situation. They should have left and joined up with Sam Houston. Adding to his numbers before engaging Santa Ana. Houston ended up defeating him so the Alamo would again be in their hands. Instead they stayed and died needlessly. It's always better to retreat to fight another day. When the odds of winning the battle are more in your favor. I am sure Travis, Bowie and Crockett would have been a great help to Houston. Just seems to be a waste of a bunch of good men. So sad.

[@texashistorytrust]

Surrender at (Santa Anna’s) discretion was the option; just walking away was not. Do you think Santa Anna would have allowed them to walk unscathed? There were Tejanos there who lived through the Battle of Medina and people who knew what went down in Zacatecas. (Serious question. No sneak intended.)

[@Zombie-rj6nd]

The Texians didn't have enough horses, Oxen, or supplies to get everyone and the cannon out of Bexar safely. If they fled on foot, Santa Anna's cavalry would have caught up to them and torn them to shreds. The only hope they had was to hold up in the Alamo until they could be reinforced. Thanks to the defenders, Houston had enough time to muster and train an army that could go up against Santa Anna. If anyone was dumb it was Santa Anna who wasted time besieging a very small force for two weeks that wasn't even much of a threat. If he kept only a portion of his army to besiege the Alamo, and kept advancing he probably would have won the war.

[@alfredcisneros6988]

Go's and Texas...hmm You realize a coin Eastwood sides. Mexico was a newly independent republic. Foreigners became more and more in the the Mexico (Tejas). These Mexican troops fought , died defending their country from foreign invaders...so you see ...heroes...depends on your perspective

[@frankhernandez6883]

*OR....Crockett's life was spared! Afterall, he was a Free Mason as was Santa Anna and most of the Mexican officers. One would ONLY have to signal the sign of distress to a fellow "brother" in order to ask for mercy, as in Sam Houston's capture of Santa Anna later.* What a turn of events THAT would've been!*

[@johnadams5489]

That's an old wives tale. Crockett died with the rest of the defenders. There is a marker on the ground in front of the church where Mrs Dickinson saw his body.

[@frankhernandez6883]

@@johnadams5489 I didn't say it was FACT. But it would've been a happier ending. I don't think Crockette realized what he was getting into. I think he came down here to hunt and maybe find new land. But S Anna was a Free Masion & so was Crockette and Sam Houston + others. Further, the bodies were so mutilated and probably still dark(?) I don't think she could've recognized him. the battle started at what? 5-6 am. and was over in about 1 hr???

[@Marc-l6h1j]

Making stupid, childish jokes in your presentation undermines the seriousness I expect you intended for this video.

[@texashistorytrust]

If you lack a sense of humor, I strongly advise you avoid the other five videos in this series!

[@Musica78237]

If you "don't exactly know what happened" and you quote historians who "guess" what happened why create a false narrative of the events that occurred?

[@texashistorytrust]

I guess you missed the part where I said historians guess where the columns formed based on how they moved. Please show me the “false narrative” or any narrative in my description of the mechanics of the battle.

[@redsammy7789]

@@texashistorytrust You will have to excuse him, in these tough economic times, he is so poor he cannot afford to PAY attention.

[@texashistorytrust]

@@redsammy7789 He’s like school on Saturday…no class.

[@jimmyTooFreshh]

🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@nonenone4880]

boring

[@ChuckWright-g4u]

Wow, really poor work. Just ignored Travis' Victory or Death letter or the volunteers who came from Gonzalas, the Immortal 32.

[@texashistorytrust]

….this is the final video in a series that covers the entire siege. kzbin.info/aero/PLpdn1mmKMhdhKs0hmZTh4GxIapgGsw8Zb&si=_4nsOp6Vam3rWfCn

[@rickdearing3204]

All bull

[@texashistorytrust]

I'll bite. Which part of the battle did I get wrong?

[@howardbrandon4423]

You are reading with no interest. Words run together. Good opportunity wasted on emotionalist verbage. Stoney

[@texashistorytrust]

@@howardbrandon4423 I intentionally avoided emotional verbiage when I wrote this. It’s not my job to tell folks how to feel about the facts I present. Too much history content does that.

[@danielporras9516]

GOD BLESS TEXAS and AMERICA.

[@stephensmith3708]

Too bad they didnt know Greek Fire, how to make it...

[@texashistorytrust]

I think the pine resin would’ve been hard to come by or if Mesquite sap would have similar properties, but man…this makes for some interesting alternative history thoughts.

[@TimothyReed-pu4yg]

Texas smexas