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The Alamo
Remeber the Alamo! The unforgetable statement that has a much deeper meaning than one may assume. Remember the Alamo was actually the Texas battle cry per say, and to the soldiers this ment to get revenge and always keep in mind the ones who had died before them. Though today, we remember the Alamo because the story is a tale of heroism. Sometimes we, as Texans are not as informed and forget that heroes fought on both sides. Heroism is a courageous response to the attack faced by the people of the Alamo. That morning in March was a disaster for both sides, and heroes on both sides responded with grace and courage. One may never know about the heros and where they are from if you do not choose to visit the Alamo this present time. Revisiting the Alamo is amazing and I would recommend the vist to anyone, of any age. The wall of history is breathtaking and holds so much information one may need to take at least two days to take it all in. One will learn much of the Spanish people who contributed, more 
than we once knew, to this battle. At one point in time the Spanish may not have been recognized as clearly as they deserved, but today I believe one can visit the Alamo and get a very good sense of all the heroes who served in this battle. This is not all one can gather from a visit. Along with the people who fought for the Alamo, the structure itself holds a lot of history that one will uncover while walking through the remaining buildings. Not only was the Alamo an unforgetable battlefield, it was also a community to the ones who then fought for it. Originally named Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo served as home to many missionaries and their Indian converts for nearly seventy years. It's mission role completed, the old buildings were abandoned by 1836 when the site became known as the "cradle of Texas Liberty." Rebelling against repressions of Mexico's self-proclaimed dictator, Santa Anna, a band of 189 Texas volunters defied a Mexican army of thousands for 13 days of siege. The Alamo defenders died to the last man, among them such men as William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie. Cost to Mexican forces was dreadful. While Santa Anna dictated an announcement of glorious victory, "One more such glorious victory and we are finished". The finish came April 21 when Sam Houston's Texans routed the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto near Houston, and captured "the Napoleon of the West," as Santa Anna billed himself. 
After all was said and done the war was won! These are only some facts that one will discover when visiting the Alamo; therefore it is a trip one must experience for themselves. Today I am thankful I was able to revisit the "new and more informative" Alamo and get a much broader picture of the real story behind this magnificant historical structure.
than we once knew, to this battle. At one point in time the Spanish may not have been recognized as clearly as they deserved, but today I believe one can visit the Alamo and get a very good sense of all the heroes who served in this battle. This is not all one can gather from a visit. Along with the people who fought for the Alamo, the structure itself holds a lot of history that one will uncover while walking through the remaining buildings. Not only was the Alamo an unforgetable battlefield, it was also a community to the ones who then fought for it. Originally named Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo served as home to many missionaries and their Indian converts for nearly seventy years. It's mission role completed, the old buildings were abandoned by 1836 when the site became known as the "cradle of Texas Liberty." Rebelling against repressions of Mexico's self-proclaimed dictator, Santa Anna, a band of 189 Texas volunters defied a Mexican army of thousands for 13 days of siege. The Alamo defenders died to the last man, among them such men as William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie. Cost to Mexican forces was dreadful. While Santa Anna dictated an announcement of glorious victory, "One more such glorious victory and we are finished". The finish came April 21 when Sam Houston's Texans routed the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto near Houston, and captured "the Napoleon of the West," as Santa Anna billed himself. 
After all was said and done the war was won! These are only some facts that one will discover when visiting the Alamo; therefore it is a trip one must experience for themselves. Today I am thankful I was able to revisit the "new and more informative" Alamo and get a much broader picture of the real story behind this magnificant historical structure.
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