Some of the important insights I have gained from our tour and lecture from Dr. Winders, on our tour of the Alamo on September 22, 2007 was that there were two theories on the Battle of the Alamo. One was that General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna decides to overthrow the Mexican Government and invades Texas. Santa Anna killed or executed all of the defenders of the Alamo, along with the heros were Davy Crockett, William B. Travis, and James Bowie. These were people of mixed cultures and they came from different parts of the world and United States. They also had some local Tejanos on the list of defenders.
General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio on February 23, 1836, the Texians, and the Tejanos banded together to defend the Alamo. Willam B. Travis was the commander of the Alamo, he sent couriers out to send for help. On the eight day thirty-two volunteers from Gonzales arrived at the Alamo. On the final assualt came on March 6, 1836 before daybreak. The Mexican Army scaled the walls of the Alamo and took over, killing every defender that fought, it was said Davy Crockett survived, but was executed by Santa Anna and the Mexican Army. It helps me better understand what happened at the Alamo, and how we gained independence from Mexico. It also gave a better depiction then any of the movies on the Alamo.
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