Antonio Banderas

defeat. The people of Texas had declared themselves independent from Mexico. The Mexican Army, under President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, were determined to bring Texas back into the fold. Santa Anna led the Army on a campaign into Texas territory. The Alamo, originally named Mision San Antonio de Valero, was a church first and foremost. Near the city of San Antonio de Bexar, the Alamo was used as a home for Christian missionaries and the Native Americans they converted. This church was

I agree with a few of your points. The Texas insurrection was both a cultural and power struggle. The Anglo immigrants were not fond of the Mexican government’s role in Texas nor their regulations because they were not accustomed to a government such as the one Santa Anna was enforcing. They wanted their own freedom of decision over where they could live and the taxes they should pay, without having Santa Anna over their shoulders. Essentially, they wanted a government like the one they had before

by William Travis and James Bowie, They were later joined by famed backwoodsman and former member of Congress Davy Crockett. The Mexican government, determined to restore order, sent General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, and over 6,000 soldiers north to San Antonio and the Alamo. The army reached San Antonio on 23 February 1836. At this time, Bowie was quite ill and Travis led the defense. For the next 13 days, Santa Anna and his army remained outside the range of the Alamo's' cannons. Finally in

ultimately prevailed, but the enduring persistence of the Americans once again ignited the flame o revolution, eventually bringing the Texans to victory later that year. The Alamo itself was built in the early 1700s by Spanish settlers on the San Antonio River. Over a century later, Spanish troops were stationed in the Alamo and named it after the enormous cottonwoods that grew around the property. Throughout the year of 1821, a man named Stephen Austin arrived in Texas along with 300 families that

Alamo-Madison Dec-7 In 1836 a war broke out between Texas and Mexico. Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna started the Alamo. He became president in 1833. The war lasted 13 days. Soon the Texans would be free. The War also called the Alamo was fought over Slavery, immigration rights and money. Slavery was very bad,they would take people from africa and auction them off to wealthy people and the slaves would work for them. The Alamo war became one

Mexican army try’s to reclaim Texas territory which is a province of Mexico. This war was fought for the independence of Texas from Mexico and a battle in which everyone at the Alamo dies. The battle of the Alamo in 1836 starts off with two men, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Sam Houston and 13 days plus a day which changed the course of history. "At only 16 years of age, Santa Anna became a cadet in the Fixed Infantry Regiment of Veracruz in July of 1810. Three years later, Santa Anna set foot in

to be in that area. The battle of the Alamo was a battle at the Alamo between America and Mexico over Mexico’s northern land. The Alamo was “Originally a former Roman Catholic Franciscan mission and fortress built in 1718, called the Mission San Antonio de Valero. In the early 1800s Spanish troops were stationed in the abandoned chapel of the former mission. The garrison stood in a grove of cottonwood trees and the Spanish soldiers gave it the name "El Alamo" (the Spanish word for cottonwood) and

the Alamo in San Antonio. It was really interesting, and we stayed there all day so we wouldn’t miss a thing. There is a lot of history behind this historic landmark, and it’s amazing that it is still here today! The Alamo used to be a old mission. It was established as Mission San Fransisco de Selano, where Spanish mission Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares converted people to Catholicism. The mission we know today as the Alamo was established as Mission San Antonio de Valero in 1718

Based on all four documents I think that the Texans were not justified in declaring independence. I believe this for many reasons. Some reasons were that, the documents that we read were mostly biased towards their own country. Another reason is that they were all stubborn and tried to use conflict and cheating to get their way, for America it was to gain more land for expansion and for Mexico it was to get the Americans to leave them alone. One potential reason is that there is only one document

Throughout the camp every Mexican soldier was sound asleep. The entire army was taking a long quiet siesta. The Texian army slowly creeping around the camp waiting for the right time to pounce on the enemy; eventually, the first shot was fired. The once powerful Mexican army were in disarray and were being overwhelmed by the Texian forces. This was the final battle of the Texas revolution, the battle of San Jacinto. The Texas revolution has impacted my life the most out of every American historical