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We've Been Telling the Alamo Story Wrong for Nearly 200 Years. Now It's Time to Correct the Record
skeeter:
--- Quote from: GrouchoTex on June 17, 2021, 07:25:28 pm ---True, they couldn't get enough people from Mexico to immigrate to Texas in the numbers they wanted, so they asked Americans to.
Also, Fannin and his men were executed on Palm Sunday.
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Apparently the Mexicans couldn't handle the Comanches & Apaches & thought letting the gringo do it was a swell idea. Of course thats just what they did, creating ranches, farms & WEALTH, at which time Santa Ana decided on a rules change.
Yes by all means lets look at the real history.
GrouchoTex:
True. The Comanches were one of the reason Texas ended up joining the U.S., for the military protection against the attacks.
corbe:
It began with Father Hildago's Insurrection against the Spanish monarchy in 1810 (Texas Green Flag Revolution) and cumulated with Gen Scott occupying Mexico City in 1847.
WTF President Polk ever gave it back to them, is forever lost on me.
Bigun:
--- Quote from: corbe on June 17, 2021, 08:07:36 pm --- It began with Father Hildago's Insurrection against the Spanish monarchy in 1810 (Texas Green Flag Revolution) and cumulated with Gen Scott occupying Mexico City in 1847.
WTF President Polk ever gave it back to them, is forever lost on me.
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corbe:
It might have been the origins of the Chamber of Commerce lobbying for cheap labor, as some have purported here to conquer the Country and then under pressure from the affluent pro slavery lobbies, abandoned the idea and just left.
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