When I was reading the thread, I, supposely like Corto, thought as well that here is a lot of gushing praise. I would like to know, how the Texas revolution is teached in the US or especially in Texas itself. As far as I know did the mexican Republic grant settlers from the USA to settle within the borders of Mexico and even granted special rights to these settlers. When the number of immigrants became too big, further immigration was abolished and e.g. the right of free taxes collected. A further main point for further struggle was, that mexico prohibited the slavery. so the Texas revolution is an uprise of a slavery-supporting immigrants against the legitimate government of mexico. I suppose, that is not what you get tought, isn't it?
Thank you for talking down to us - it shows what an immature child you are. You think we don’t know Texas history? Think again. The main flag that flew over the Alamo was the Mexican 1824 flag. It was a silent witness to the slaughter that took place, but it was not, then, a flag of rebellion against the Mexican government, but a reference to the 1824 Mexican Constiution which Santa Ana had so brusquely violated.
Sam Houston, the Texian “general” whose ill-equipped and poorly-armed rabble army smashed Santa Ana’s parade-ground “regular army” while they were taking a siesta at San Jacinto (outside present-day Houston, Tx), at first did not realize that they had captured the Mexican president because he had changed clothes into a lower rank’s uniform. When he was pointed out to Houston, the fate of Mexico’s northern province was sealed.
Santa Ana, after he was released on a promise of Texas independence, tried to weasel out of “the deal” and further conflicts were in Texas’ future. But it was too late for Santa Ana, and too late for Texas as a province of Mexico. Santa Ana was like the inflatable store toy that keeps bouncing back up after being hit, but he was never able to recuperate his lost province.
