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3jmom
October 8, 2007

Mini Challenge - Something About My State

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I also went to the Alamo on Sunday - I thought that might be a better representatiion of Texas than the rodeo, since so many other places have them. Just in case you don't know the history of the Alamo, here goes (it's kinda long, so if you already know it - skip the next part!):

The Alamo was a Mission, home to missionaries and their Indian converts for over 70 years. In the early 1800's, the Spanish military stationed a calvary unit at the now unused mission, and called it the Alamo (Spanish for Cottonwood). During the Texas Revolution, (December 1835), Ben Milam lead Texian and Tejano volunteers against Mexican Troops quartered in San Antonio. After 5 days of house-to-house fighting, they forced General Martin Perfecto de Cos and his soldiers to surrender. The victorious volunteers then occupied the Alamo and strengthened it's defenses. On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise. Undaunted, the Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together. The defenders held out for 13 days against Santa Anna's army. William Travis, the Commander of the Alamo, sent courriers carrying pleas for help to communities in Texas. On the 8th day of the seige, a band of 32 volunteers from Gonzales arrived, bringing the number of defenders to almost 200. Legend holds that Colonel Travis drew a line on the ground and asked any man willing to stay and fight to step over - all but one did. As the defenders saw it, the Alamo was the key to the defense of Texas, and they were ready to give their lives rather than surrender to Santa Anna. Among the Alamo's defenders were Jim Bowie (renowned knife fighter) and Davy Crockett (famed frontiersman and former congressman from Tennessee.) The final assault came before daybreak on March 6, 1836 as columns of Mexican soldiers emerged from the predawn darkness. The desperate struggle continued until the defenders were overwhelmed. By sunrise, the battle had ended and Snata Anna entered the Alamo compound to survey his victory. The battle of the Alamo is remembered as a heroic struggle against overwhelming odds - a place where men made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. For this reason, the Alamo remains hallowed ground and the Shrine for Texas Liberty.


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