Jade Helm 15, a U.S. military training exercise sponsored by the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and comprised of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), is set to begin in July across several southwestern states. The exercise has been fueled by conspiracy theories of a plan to impose martial law, but self-appointed monitors found little evidence. In a new book, Bryan Burrough and co-writers Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford challenge the historical lore of the Alamo, including the story that Davy Crockett went down fighting.
The battle of the Alamo may have lasted only 20 minutes after a Mexican army stormed the fort and killed its defenders. Ruben C. Cordova debunks famous myths used to construct the story of the Alamo and the narrative around Texas’ independence. The Alamo’s heroic defenders are remembered as a benchmark of American military history, while Texas is considered a conspiracy to acquire territory out of which slave states might be formed.
In 1836, Santa Anna defeated the Texas rebels at Goliad and The Alamo, in both cases because the Mexican army greatly outnumbered the Texans. The heroic stand of some 200 Texans against a force of more than 1,800 Mexicans is a benchmark of American military history. Both the defeats at the Alamo and Goliad resulted from too few recruits who were overwhelmed by superior enemy forces.
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I just bought Davy Crockett’s autobiography, but one of the most fascinating things about the Alamo defenders, was their diverse nationalties. Look up the list of Alamo casualties and you will find Texicans, Englishmen, Scots, Irish, German..a lot of Europeans in there deciding to give Santa Anna a bloody nose at least.
Why should we care about what happened in the 1830s to some farmers and ranchers? It is story who has repercussions ringing in the hearts of many today. An army who was outnumbered 10-1 fighting nothing more than a way of life. They did not have to fight, but they did so their children could have hopefully have better lives than they did. It is a story of inspiration. It is a story that I wish people appreciated more because it can go out to anyone who thinks the impossible cannot be done.
You cannot state this as a fact. I got taught history by Mexican teachers, with a Mexican textbook on a Mexican school. You learned history from your country’s teachers, textbooks and schools. That said, it’s fair to say both countries want to look like the good guys towards their population, and we can’t say that our version is fact while the other was manipulated into another belief, because there’s equal chance of both being true.
Let’s also keep in mind that Santa Ana wasn’t really supposed to be there. He wasn’t really representing Mexico as much as he was himself. This will come back to bite him later when he hands over Texas to the Americans. Mexico sends him back to Cuba as an exile AGAIN. So the Texans really did have a legitimate reason for fighting
The American settlers were not necessarily interlopers into Texas. Under the leadership of Moses Austin, the Americans received a Land grant from the King of Spain (hence, the Spanish governor of Texas) while it was still part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Of course México, when it acheived independence from Spain in 1821, especially under Sant Ana, would not respect the Spanish arrangement. My comment as a Spaniard American is that many historians leave out, or brush over important facts that do not educate nor enlighten the general public with the Whole truth. Thankyou/Muchísimas gracias.
VICTORIA DEL EJERCITO💂 MEXICANO 🇲🇽 What lies the Americans tell, when they affirm that they made Texas independent, in fact they stole it, to continue maintaining, a system of work, based on slavery, abolished in Mexico from the moment of independence, Texas was not independent, Texas was stolen by illegal American immigrants. Texas was a Mexican province. General Antonio Lopez Santa Anna, all he did was his duty, to defend the integrity of the national territory. Now everyone believes that Texans were innocent victims who were harassed by the Mexican government, in fact they were traitors who rose up against the republic. Why don’t they tell the truth?
Are you from the USA? My language is not english and still I write better english than you. I really dont get the whole point of your comment. I just understand the 2nd half. I never said killing wounded and captured soldiers is good. I said the United States loves to adorn this kind of historic events, and forget what and why it really happend, thats all.
I suppose you live in the USA. Well, Im not from your country. I remember the people in your country always calls America to their country. You also are taught in school that there are North America and South America as 2 separated continents. In México we learn America is a single continent. And the country to the north is called United States of America. So I guess thats why we cant understand each other’s point of view.
Pretty good article with a few mistakes: 1) The Battle of the Alamo was fought during the early hours of the morning, before the sun came up. Not during the middle of the day. 2) David Crockett’s position on the palasade wall never was breached by the attacking Mexican infantry. 3) There were survivors of the battle, mostly women and childern of the Alamo defenders and local population and Colonel Travis’ slave Joe. Overall, good article but with a few errors.
You do know the term Native American was first used in the 1960s?? They are not real American’s. an American is somebody born in the United States of America.. The definition of Natve is belonging to a particular place by birth. Definition of American is relating to the United States of America or its people
It doesnt matter if a few of the texans were living in that territory before Mexico became Mexico, even before the Spanish arrived to that area. Its just doesnt matter. That territory became a part of Mexico and its logic that it had to obey the rules of the whole country. Just, an example… The real americans (natives) lived in north america for thousands of years, and that stopped the gringos from almost exterminating them? I dont think so. This completely discredits your comment, am I right?
I look like a 13 year old for correcting you in your terms? Well if intelligence makes me look like a 13 year old then thank you. If you don’t want to learn that’s fine, but don’t imply I’m going off topic for any other reason than to teach you, I may not be a licensed teacher, but I still value education and feel I can do my part to educate.
Ah, the Alamo. Preface, I’m not some America hating liberal. I’m a first generation immigrant who was born somewhere else before moving here. I’m also a US military Veteran. Love this Country. But I’m not proud of the Alamo incident at all. Just a modicum of online research will show you that the ‘Americans’ were actually illegal immigrants on Mexican land at the time, and one of the reasons for this conflict was that Mexico had recently abolished slavery, and the illegal immigrants on their land (many of whom brought slaves there) were opposed to that. Think on that next time you consider glorifying Davy Crockett or any of the other people who died in this battle. They actually weren’t the good guys based on modern day morals. Crazy eh? go fact check for yourself…
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Don’t forget the leaders at the time signed the deal, I wouldn’t really call it stealing. You can make the case that the leaders were corrupt but that isn’t exactly the United States fault is it? Also, people NEVER seem to remember that even though it was a lot of physical territory there was very little people who were actually Mexican living there. Most people living in that territory were Native American. So if you want to get technical Mexico “stole” it from the natives first.
Oye amigo my roof still ain’t done. Also the hedges could use a little trimmy trim por favor. Cry all you want and keep on a hatin, cause y’all ain’t ever gonna get it back. It’s perdido forever vecino. Que lastima right? Besides y’all need to stay focused on fixing your government and beating down the narcos that keep cutting off y’all’s heads. Remember the Alamo! Chapultepec LOL!
Im not insulting anybody. Im just stating a fact. Something that he didnt do. He was trying to insult. Anyways, your comment seems just an attempt to start a pointless discussion. “Mexican isn’t a race, its a nationality”, cmon, thats not even the subject. And again… “Subjects always change when a person criticizes everything you say. Makes you look like an angry 13 year old boy.”
“I see why you chose your username; just as nationalist, stuborn and racist ” Mexican isn’t a race, it’s a nationality. You should at least take time to consider the difference between race and nationality before you insult someone’s education system. Mexicans are pretty racist though, I don’t know if you’ve ever had the displeasure of speaking with someone from northern Mexico but they aren’t exactly tolerant of anyone else. Mexicans from the south are pretty nice from my experience.
We didnt steal that territory from Spain. All of that land, our country today and even more land to the south, all of that was called New Spain. It all became México when we gained our independence. Btw, its so funny to read an american and racist person talking about “stealing”, so freakin funny. Do you even know your country’s history? Guess what theyve been doing to other countries all this years… Ohh, and remember racism is just a way of fear and ignorance.
Because they are not telling the truth, they have denigrated the honor of the 19th century Mexican army, which defended Texas, as cruel, ruthless, and barbaric, while fighting against “the heroes” of the Battle of Alamo led by Davy Crockett, when they were ( the premeditated Americans) who perpetuated an illegal invasion of the Texan territory that belonged to Mexico in 1836, the year the Alamo occurred and the subsequent battle of San Jacinto, which led to the loss of Texas. Ironically, while Texas was Mexican, slavery was abolished, while with the United States it was legal. It is time to tell the truth. VIVA LA TEXAS MEXICANA
Mexico didnt claim anything. Mexico’s name was New Spain, all of that territory belonged to this country. When this country gained its independence, the New Spain became Mexico. Theres no conspiracy theory if there are facts. Just search around and you’ll learn more about it. The americans invaded Mexico, and we got in their game, we gave them their war and chance to steal all of that territory (they even wanted Chihuahua too).