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
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.
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.
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!
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..
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! 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!!!!
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 lived in San Antonio from 1985 to 1998, and drove horse carriage tours around the Alamo. There was a carefully vetted community of locals who could trace their presence there back to the Alamo defenders. Records were intensely scrutinized by degreed historians, and those who passed were admitted to an exclusive circle. Most of these elites, who had to be born in SA, belonged to the ultra-chic San Antonio Country Club. Only city-born descendants were allowed membership. The Alamo has its own force of armed, uniformed officers, sworn to protect the sacred site 24/7. A native Texan myself, I take great pride in the Alamo, but they won't let me in the Country Club.
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.
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
Texas is one of the only states that teaches Texas history in elementary, jr. high and high school. I grew up in La Porte Tx. Less than 7:12 5 minutes from San Jacinto monument.
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.
Question : Out of Logansport, Louisiana going toward Shrevesport, on the old F.M. road there used to be an old weathered wood sign on the right that went down a narrow black topped road. Down that road you went until you came to what we call a "pig trail"...meaning seldom traveled, hard to find. When you did find it it lead to a little cemetery, and in that cemetery was a grave with a man's name on it that read about a black man being a survivor of the Alamo. I believe the name Rose was mentioned in the reading. Anyone know anything about this ? ?
My question is we here about all the heroes William Travis, Davie Crocket and other Anglo combatants but why is there never any mention of the Mexican Tejanos who fought and died alongside their Anglo counterparts in the Alamo. Why is this ignored.
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.
My cousin James Bernsen recently got his book published called "The Forgotten War For Texas". I have not read it but I'm told it talks about the war at Medina. I think it is published through The Texas A&M University Press.
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.
As in all wars, the soldiers were drafted whether they believed in the politics or not. Funny how some history fails to bring that point to the forefront , One begins to see the truths of Texas history and of the United States, it is totally different than what we were taught in school,
No there weren't. There were 8 Mexicans defenders (if you don't count Bowie). One of them, Brigido Guerro, actually survived and went on to testify in court as to who was actually in the Alamo when it fell.
@@StanfordJohnseyyeah, there was . Do some research. And btw it wasnt called Texas it was called Tejas y Coahuila they were referred to as ( Tejanos) . Tejas y Mejicanos . Just like the Spanish are in America before any Anglos
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.
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.
@@StanfordJohnsey I heard it was San Antonio's alcalde that identified Crockett. Oh, well. It doesn't matter, but sure puts that story of him being captured and murdered under a huge microscope.
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.
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?????
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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"'.
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.
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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.
A good teacher is not boring
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He takes his history sacred , but thank god not like Sam Kinison in the rodney dangerfield movie
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
Great episode! My wife is the Great Great Great Great Great Granddaughter of Dr William D. Howell who died at the Alamo. Thanks for sharing!!!
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.
Thank you so much for taking the time. We appreciate it from Houston, Texas.
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.
@@texanasimmons1761 Abel Morgan's daughter Abigail was my great great grandmother.
Thank You from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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!
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..
Just found your channel. Love it. I'm an history buff. I'll sure be watching everything you post. Thanks for doing what you do. Again thanks.
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.
Excellent narrative!
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!!!!
Moses Rose....
No evidence the “line in the sand” occurred.
I didn’t know that about Moses- next time I’m in Louisiana I’m stopping by… I will say hello to Moses for ya…. From Kentucky 👍
That cannon was fired by my Great Great Great Grandpa Gregorio Esparza
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.
Great heritage….
What was the ancestry. I have part of the Esparza family tree from their arrival in mexico to my Dad Thomas Esparza who died on 2002
Don't forget about the Tejanos that fought at the Alamo and died fighting against Santa Anna.
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
True they stood with the Texans to the death
They were true heroes
@@lisarogers9488 They were Texans.
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
Yep, 8 of the 185.
I lived in San Antonio from 1985 to 1998, and drove horse carriage tours around the Alamo. There was a carefully vetted community of locals who could trace their presence there back to the Alamo defenders. Records were intensely scrutinized by degreed historians, and those who passed were admitted to an exclusive circle. Most of these elites, who had to be born in SA, belonged to the ultra-chic San Antonio Country Club. Only city-born descendants were allowed membership. The Alamo has its own force of armed, uniformed officers, sworn to protect the sacred site 24/7. A native Texan myself, I take great pride in the Alamo, but they won't let me in the Country Club.
Thank you for your narration and outstanding research.
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.
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
That was some really great history thank you.
I went to class with one of the Esparza descendants. Became a doctor & recently retired in Austin! PS More pictures please
I always raise a glass to the men of the alamo on March 6
Appreciate this, thanks very much.
This is amazing, many thanks.
Texas is one of the only states that teaches Texas history in elementary, jr. high and high school. I grew up in La Porte Tx. Less than 7:12 5 minutes from San Jacinto monument.
Great presentation and great history; especially in a time when our nation needs examples of heroes. Thank you!
*uck them all !!!
My greatest great grandfather fault the u.s.army and lived....
So why would I care about the civilian's "See Villain's"....
thank you. did not know this.
God bless
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.
Very great history thanks for the info. 🇺🇸
Very interesting thank you so much!
Maybe you could put in the links to the other videos. Thanks good video, I always wonder what happened to people after the battle.
Question : Out of Logansport, Louisiana going toward Shrevesport, on the old F.M. road there used to be an old weathered wood sign on the right that went down a narrow black topped road. Down that road you went until you came to what we call a "pig trail"...meaning seldom traveled, hard to find. When you did find it it lead to a little cemetery, and in that cemetery was a grave with a man's name on it that read about a black man being a survivor of the Alamo. I believe the name Rose was mentioned in the reading. Anyone know anything about this ? ?
My question is we here about all the heroes William Travis, Davie Crocket and other Anglo combatants but why is there never any mention of the Mexican Tejanos who fought and died alongside their Anglo counterparts in the Alamo. Why is this ignored.
Thank you.
James Bowie is a distant relative of mine.
Sure buddy
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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
Cool, well done thank you.
Love the video brother
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.
Nice "Lonesome Dove" reference....
My cousin James Bernsen recently got his book published called "The Forgotten War For Texas". I have not read it but I'm told it talks about the war at Medina. I think it is published through The Texas A&M University Press.
You should do an episode discussing "Texit" and recent threats and efforts to reclaim Texas independence.
Woukd like to see Texas declare for independence and SW. Kansas to join them , i live in Tribune, 108 miles north of the Oklahoma border.
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.
And neither does anyone else.
He was killed during the battle. His body was identified by Susanna Dickinson lying in front of the chapel.
Good stuff I am a east Texan myself.
Please remember that there were mexican troops fighting on the side against the mexican forces.
As in all wars, the soldiers were drafted whether they believed in the politics or not. Funny how some history fails to bring that point to the forefront , One begins to see the truths of Texas history and of the United States, it is totally different than what we were taught in school,
No there weren't. There were 8 Mexicans defenders (if you don't count Bowie). One of them, Brigido Guerro, actually survived and went on to testify in court as to who was actually in the Alamo when it fell.
@@StanfordJohnseyyeah, there was . Do some research. And btw it wasnt called Texas it was called Tejas y Coahuila they were referred to as ( Tejanos) . Tejas y Mejicanos . Just like the Spanish are in America before any Anglos
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I feel for the families who knew they would never see the male loved ones
Descendant of one of the 28 known survivors of the Goliad Massacre.
I only know of one survivor, Dr. P. W. Birmingham.
@StanfordJohnsey There were 28. Someone got their stories years later. You can look them up, it's a good read.
Great
Susanna DickersonMy great great grandma
Did she share any stories?
Great video tho
That James got drunk sounds very much like my Collinsworth family!
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Names for the photos please.
The older man is Enrique Esparza, the older woman is Susannah Dickinson, and the younger woman is her daughter Angelina.
@@Nimgimmer1492 Thank you. Good to put names to the photos so they continue to be remembered.
Maaaaaan , you only have 4 pictures ?
Maaaaaannn it’s a podcaaaaaast
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.
EXACTLY 💯 CORRECT
True. Santa Anna had heard of Davy Crocket and asked Mrs. Dickinson to identify his body. She said she recognized him by his distinctive hat.
Enrique Esparza is buried at Cemetario del Carmem.
I went to class with one of the Esparza descendants. Became a doctor & recently retired in Austin!
Yes. He was a member of Juan Seguin's company and his brother was in the Mexican army. He was the only one buried.
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.
True. She also identified Crocket's body to Santa Anna.
@@StanfordJohnsey I heard it was San Antonio's alcalde that identified Crockett. Oh, well. It doesn't matter, but sure puts that story of him being captured and murdered under a huge microscope.
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.
@@MrManster11Beven before when they committed the war crimes of murdering prisoners at Goliad.
No swamps. It looked then like it looks now. Santa Anna was defeated because he decided to take a nap in the middle of the day.
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?????
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
My wife is named Susana!
That's all you have are a small few old pics to play over and over.
Yes, because it’s an audio podcast.
Asbury
Bexar ~ Bear
Not in Spanish.
As a man that’s born and raised in San Antonio. We say Bear. We won, so we take pronunciation rights 😂
@@albertbeltran896 I do too.
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.
What was the name of the tune played by the fifers as they advanced across the field?
They were mercenaries?
Mercenaries are paid.
Mrs. Dickinson gave many conflicting accounts of the battle. Sadly her source isn't very dependable
Nor are the reports by Mexican troops whose reports were conflicted. All that is for certain is that they all died.
When you wave the black flag, you have to accept the black flag, like Santa Anna did later
There were more Tejanos at the Alamo then Anglos.
Not True. Tejanos were afraid they would be executed if the sided with the Americans. A lot of them LEFT before the Mexican Army entered San Antonio.
@@johnadams5489 They had been fighting the mexican army, long before the Alamo. They were fighting for rights which they did not have.
There were like 10 tejanos at the alamo during the battle. 😂😂
@@moic9704 Idiot, they were fighting the Mexican Army for years. Aren't you embarrassed to show your ignorance.
Angles were the majority in 1836 of the population of San Antonio. FACT....
Do some research.
Why does the narrator sound exactly like Hank Hill of King of the Hill....😅
What about Madame Candelaria viienueva
All of her tales are considered hearsay, and most honest historians don't even think she was in the Alamo during the siege.
@@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.
@@rogerborroel4707 ...sorry. don't agree with your bias....
@@veseyvonveitinghof6664 That's OK, keep believing in fables, legends and lies dummy!
These comments make one really think that Texas WON the Alamo. 😂
Lost the battle, won the war.
You might mention some facts about David Crockett and how he really died. There's something going around that he survived and went to live in Alabama.
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.
@@kmaher1424 What are the civilized rules of warfare? Who made them? The Alamo defenders died in an age of pirates, when caught were executed at once!
@@rogerborroel4707
Crockett was new to Texas
Santa Anna's insistence on following cruel rules did him no good in the long run.
@@kmaher1424 Yes it did, Crockett was legally executed as the illegal aliens at Goliad were!
There is no I in Texan!!
Yes there was .....TEXIAN. Do some researh.
santa ana said 99 killed 300 wounded
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.
which journals and officers?
@@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.
Total BS
Ludicrous
@@jackhays1194 Maybe, but it was part of a doctoral dissertation and used journal entries of Santa Anna staff officers.
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"'.
John Wayne really had it wrong.
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.
You taught me something regarding Alejo Perez! That would make a great episode. Please reply with sources so I can begin research.
@@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.
@@rogerborroel4707 I meant that Susanna carried him out. How did Angelina get out?
@@WiseAboutTexas Sue carried Angelina out, it's her daughter. Mrs. Navarro Alsbury carried Alejo out of the Alamo compound.
@@rogerborroel4707 so you meant above that baby Perez was merely younger than baby Dickinson?
Both were free masons… the secret hand shake saved davey life……
so was Houston & Santa Anna. That's WHY he was saved!!!
i'ld like to think so
God Bless TEXAS
Your voice is too low. Can't understand what your saying..
They city voted to do away with the horse drawn carriages 😢