Tag Archives: Texas Revolution
Who Was Santa Anna?
Recently I posted a blog on the battle of the Alamo of 1836 and its meaning in American history. Some folks have asked me about the Mexican strong man who commanded the army that overran the Alamo, Antonio Lopez de Santa … Continue reading
American Exceptionalism, Myth, and the Siege of the Alamo
No more mythic a story exists in the history of North America than the siege of the Alamo during the 1836 Texas war for independence. Virtually all Americans, unless they have been living under a rock their entire lives, have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamo, American exceptionalism, American Myth, American Reality, Davy Crocket, Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier, Fess Parker, James Oliver Robertson, Jim Bowie, John Wayne, Juan N. Seguin, Myth, San Antonio, Santa Anna, Texas Revolution, The Alamo, William B. Travis
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