my texas history teacher was name travis. he told us to take our texas history book and tuck it under our desk. he narrated the whole story of the alamo and he talked about the characters throughout. he made it so interesting that when the bell rang, we ran to his class. his story cross referenced other battles and people, like goliad and the battle of san jacinto. that was a fun class. i never asked him if he was kin to william b travis. but somehow i believe he was. remember the alamo
That's really amazing. Even if he wasn't related to Travis i bet the story makes him proud of his name. Travis wasn't perfect but he was a very brave man who does deserve to be remembered.
Did your history teacher mention that when Santa Ana allowed them to use the Alamo for their expansion West , slavery was illegal in Mexico (Texas was part of Mexico at this time) therefore the agreement to use the Alamo was that they not trade slaves there.... When Santa Ana came back to check on them, found out that they were trading slaves, gave them 13 days the vacate, They did not. There was a slave named "Joe" who survived, He was owned by Stephen
He must have been pretty 'Gun' Ho and a man of 'high caliber'....he really had a 'ball.' and his favorite song was 'Roll out the barrel.' LoL Sorry, just couldn't resist a few 'word plays.' In truth I imagine you must be very proud to have such a close and dramatic connection to the battle and the Travis reply by a cannon shot. My own family has 2 connections to the Titanic. I love history. I'll raise a glass to your ancestor and the rest of the fallen on March 6th. Be proud and May God bless you and your family.
Those. People. Did not. Give. A. Damn. About the. Mexicans. That. Was. At. That. Mission. It. Was. Black. People. Who. Was. In. The heat of. Battle. But. Like. They. Also and. Always. Think. That. Only. White people should. Get. The credit
I grew up learning that the loyal Mexicans fighting for Texas were called Texicans. I never tried to research the name because it made since to me. @@anthonylagunas6737
I found your channel today and enjoyed your story about some of the survivors of the Alamo. I have an ancestor named Abel Morgan who survived and was captured and imprisoned by the Mexican army. He was forced to be a sort of a medic to the Mexican wounded. He was held by the Mexicans for a few yrs. I have a great-uncle, by marriage whose grandfather, Col. Madison Guess Whitaker, Sr. was in one of the units of the Texian Army and he was with Genl. Sam Houston at the time Santa Ana was captured and presented to Genl. Sam as he was resting under a tree while suffering from being shot in the leg. Col. Whitaker later served several political offices in the early Texan government. There is a panorama-style painting in the Texas Capitol of the scene on Santa Ana being presented to Houston. There are many men included in that painting who are actually named. Col. Whitaker is one of those notated men. My Texas heritage goes back to Dec. 1835, before the Alamo. Im a native-born Texan and very proud to be. Thank you for including all the Texas history. Im looking forward to more of your stories.
One of my ancestral cousins fought at the Alamo AND San Jacinto. Impossible, everyone responds, just like yourselves right now, I reckon. Well the story goes, he was one of Bowie's militiamen that forced General Cos out of the Alamo. So yes, he fought there. Being militia, he was contracted to be available for action for so many months of the year, and return to his farming or whatever for the rest. After he had done his stint getting INTO the Alamo and returning home while things went quiet for a while, the Alamo fell and so he immediately returned to duty and went with Houston to San Jacinto. I often wonder how many more men at San Jacinto had a similar story because a lot of them had lost personal friends when the Alamo fell.
Thank you for the history lesson that has to be repeatedly told to give due to the combatants and survivors. I definitely learned a lot from this series. Again, thank you for doing what you do. History is an amazing thing..
Thank you! Of course you know about Moses. When Travis drew the line in the sand, Moses crossed over the line and left the Alamo on foot. Barefoot! He’s buried in Longstreet, Louisiana. I’ve seen his grave. I’ve also been to the international boundary marker between The Republic of Texas and the United States. It’s near Joaquin, Texas and Logansport, Louisiana. Love your channel!!!!
the man enrique esparza (sp?) gave an interview to a san antonio newspaper in the very early 1900's (maybe around 1903 or thereabouts) which I read online. That is the first time I got really connected to the real event. Not the movies, etc, (which i like) but the actual historical event. I would urge anyone with an interest in this event to go find that interview and read it. He said the whole thing took place in pitch dark and when he left with his mother after daybreak, "I saw things that will forever be burned into my brain." (that's a pretty close quote, he actually said burned into my brain. very eloquent and intelligent gentleman. his recounting of it is pure gold.
I read the same interview. One thing that got me is he said as they were being marched to see Santa Anna all the soldiers lining the streets that weren’t even used in the battle.
Debbie. London. Just got your channel! More History Alamo for ME!😊.Davy- still my Hero 1954 !. Daughter- been Alamo- 2.times now. Her name is Aissa- Too.
I really never gave a flip about Texas history when I attended school…Now I can’t get enough of it! This is probably because we only got the basic story, I was young and didn’t care, but as I’ve gotten older I love learning the inside stories of these brave people! Thank you so much! (I live in SE Texas and have visited the Alamo and San Jacinto monument. Didn’t really understand the turning point for Texas was the battle of San Jacinto until now!) I love you explaining this in detail!
Who ever made toy muskets at Alamo in the 1998 I played with it left it under a tree 28 year later that damn thing words just like its yesterday n its been threw 3 kids lol
when I lived in Austin, TX. in the late '90,s or early 2000's, a BBQ restaurant I frequented on a corner of downtown Austin I believe on about 3rd St. was a former home of Susanna Dickinson. I believe it no longer exist as this is the area the convention center complex was later built on.
Great presentation I believe I have an ancestor who was at the Alamo a Pfc last name.De la Garz. There used to be a medal plaque at the entrance to the Alamo that had his name on it but on my last visit the plaque had been removed
My great great grandfather on my mother's side lost two brothers in the Alamo battle. Their names are engraved on the Cenotaph...Asa and Jacob Walker. They travelled from Tennessee with Crockett. I still reside in San Antonio.
In all of history, what do we learn? We need God in control and not mankind. Man loves to covet what is not his and put the blame on others to get what he wants. The gospel for salvation 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and read Romans 10:9-10. KJV bible Why the gospel?????? Why were you created????? You can not save your self and even in this day someone wants what you have and death is how far away?????
According to at least one account, Mrs. Dickinson had caught a musket ball in her leg. Therefore, she couldn't walk and was provided with a donkey, horse, or mule to ride.
The Alamo was not a total defeat. They knew what might happen, but to delay Santa Anna. They held as long as they could. The swamps in SanJacinto helped to finally defeat the Santa Anna Army. The war was won.
I agree, Santa Anna didn't think about winning the battle vs loosing the war very well...The Mexicans fate were sealed by blood when they played DEGÜELLO and not quarter the texicans or Army survivors.
The slander and disrespect of David Crockett was insane although he was undoubtedly one of the last ones alive he was not among the seven that surrendered that is according to Susanna Dickinson and Joe who saw him dead inside the Alamo surrounded by a bunch of Hispanics who were also dead none of the Hispanics new Davy Crockett by sight or sound and none of them were aware of whether it was Davy Crockett Jim Bowie or anyone else
Simply choosing which unreliable reporter to believe isn't any way to do history. It's just politics disguised as history. The fact is there is no way for us to ever know. Nor need we care, unless there is a political agenda driving the discussion. It doesn't matter whether Crockett--who we know had his flaws--surrendered or not.
Susanna claimed to have seen Crockett's body in front of the church and long barracks (where the plaque lays today at the Alamo). All eyewitnesses accounts contradict each other when it comes to Davy's death. so we may never know how Davy died. we can only speculate and theorize.
Exactly right . Col Pena diary also stated he actually witnessed Colonel Travis getting shot in the head . BS, how did he know who Col Travis was ? He didn't.
hi - my question is if Davy Crockett was killed during the battle or was he one of the survivors and was executed? I have heard both versions and obviously because of the confusion, I don't know
I believe that Crockett did NOT surrender. Mrs Dickinson said she saw Crockett's body lying on the ground in front of the Church when the battle was over. He was surrounded by a number of dead Mexican Soldiers. The rumor that he was executed was circulated after the battle by Mexicans. It could be that Mexicans wanted to undermine Crockett's reputation.
Hope you do something on Dalhart and the XIT rodeo and reunion. XIT was a 3 million acre ranch, they sold off little by little to help build the state capital
Why was Santana speared? He was a Mason, Houston, Austin, Pres. Jackson, in other words the Masons saved Santana. Went into retirement and was recalled to fight the French
For every word spoken about the Battle of the Alamo, two words need to be spoken about San Jacinto. If I had a dime for every Alamo expert I've run into who has only a superficial knowledge of San Jacinto, I could buy my own county in Texas. This is not a critique of your own work, which I find informative and enjoyable. Altho the repeated cycling of uncaptioned images is a bit irksome. Please keep up the good work.
Probably not. He may well have survived the Battle, trying to surrender per rules of civilized warfare. Santa Anna ordered them all killed although some of his officers tried to disagree. The report said he died bravely He was far too famous to have lived on quietly. Especially since he left a widow
@@kmaher1424 Yes, that is what I have mostly heard through the years - that he died bravely, and I tend to believe that account! Thanks for your input.
@@rogerborroel4707 ....every person's accounts are unreliable hearsay but nameless Mexican soldier's accounts. You seem very one sided in your beliefs....
@@veseyvonveitinghof6664 Mexican after action reports have no embellishments at all - they were never meant for public consumption. The "ring of truth" is in their accounts.
True story, I was at the Alamo the other night and several Ghost like survivors surrounded me and said " Move the cenotaph back to Egypt where it belongs and build something better"'.
There are journals from Mexican military officials that state that Davey Crockett was taken prisoner and kept in a cage. This cage was taken village to village to show what happens to those who resist Santa Anna. After a period of time, it was alleged that Crockett was then executed after serving his purpose.
@@WiseAboutTexas A PhD candidate at one of the Texas universities used this information from journals from several officers in the Santa Anna entourage in his dissertation. Will try to get further information.
Sue Dickinson panned out five DIFFERENT versions of the battle. She lied and lied, and so-called Texan historians believed her, and they panned her lies out as truth. And the Babe of the Alamo was not her daughter, but Alejo Perez, who was only 11 months old. BTW, the Alamo death struggle was a GREAT Mexican victory for all time and it's nice to see all Texas celebrate a Mexican victory every year.
@@WiseAboutTexas He was born March 23, 1835 and died on October 19, 1918; 83 years old when he died, the last Alamo survivor. His mother is Juana Navarro Alsbury, his father was American. Sources: Wikipedia, Bill Groneman, ALAMO DEFENDERS, p. 90. He later served in the Confederate army from 1861 - 1864.