The Alamo

The Alamo is one of San Antonio’s famous sites. When my family and me went to visit the Alamo, my husband and I haven’t been there since we were in elementary school. To us it was a new and different experiences since there have been new additions to the Alamo. We were able to hear Monty speak about the history of the Alamo, which they do every half hour. He spoke about in 1803 it became a fort and in 1821 Mexico gained its independence from Spain. On December 9.1835 Texans won the Alamo and allowed the prisoners to leave and where told to never come back. William Travis joined Bowie on February 8th then later came Crocket. Santa Anna came with a red flag, which means no prisoners will be taken. In response they shot a cannon indicating no surrender; Santa Anna attacked the north wall on the 13th day at 4am. Travis and his men where the first to die, The women and children were sent to the church along with the ammo. The bodies were burnt and the women and children let go with money and blankets. When Santa Ana was caught Travis made him sign a deal which made Texas a free Rebuplic.

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas are in charge of the Alamo and since they are descendants of the defenders of the Alamo the Tejanos and Mexicans are not truly depicted for their true contributions that they did. Even on the official web page you can read letters from Bowie, Travis and Crockett but what about Navarro or other important Mexicans that defended the Alamo? I don’t have any specific examples because my family and I went to visit the Alamo before I knew exactly what was expected of this assignment. I did have the chance to see the beautiful wall and read it. It gave me a better view of the history leading up to the battle.