To keyboards! Another media attack has been launched at the Alamo!
Hardly a fortnight goes by now between media-left cartoon treatments of the 1836 battle that serves as the crescendo of the Texas Revolution, the brief war that made modern Texas and changed North America. Politico’s latest is no exception, though at least this piece omits the customary John Wayne movie references.
Retired journalist Rick Casey’s recent attempt at Texas history, however, serves up the 1960 film for mockery, and by extension, for mocking interest in the battle and its most famous figures.
The book, like many scholars, witheringly ridicules John Wayne’s movie, which establishes the virtue and heroism of the Holy Trinity of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett.
Share I ve got six deputies to cover 1,300 square miles. So this push is keeping my deputies working overtime. We can t sustain this, Sheriff Coe said. We re seeing property damage that I ve never seen before. We probably have $100,000 worth of fence damage in the past two weeks, where large groups of aliens are cutting fences on private property and walking through like they own the place, he continued.
Coe said that he has been keeping a tally of the damage to present to state and local lawmakers to try to open up people s eyes to the impact of the migrant surge on his community.
Texas celebrated the 185th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto yesterday, as Texans honored those that contributed to the epic 18-minute victory over Santa Anna’s 1,200 Mexican troops that ended the Texas Revolution and gave way to the Republic of Texas. The battle was led, of course, by Texas hero Sam Houston, who at one time resided and worked as an attorney here in Liberty.
Another caveat of local history tied to San Jacinto is the famed architect Alfred C. Finn, who was responsible for the design and completion of the monument in 1939. It turns out that Finn was also responsible for the expansion and remodel design of the old First National Bank of Cleveland eight years prior, in 1931. The bank itself was originally built in 1914.
Once again, we celebrate San Jacinto Day
Historical events like the Civil War/War Between The States or the conquest of the American Southwest can continue to create rancor not for years, but for
hundreds of years. That s why I was surprised to see, searching Google News, that there are none of the kinds of protest marches on San Jacinto Day that you see on Columbus Day.
San Jacinto Day (April 21) is the anniversary of the final victory of the Texas Revolution, in which Texas won its independence from Mexico. (The Mexicans are still not happy.) One of the earliest articles we published on VDARE.com, April 20, 2001, was
Learn more about the first revolutions of Texas that took place before the actual Texas Revolution
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SAN ANTONIO – Way before the Battle of the Alamo or Battle of San Jacinto, Tejanos were actively trying to gain their independence and become a free republic.
By 1778, San Antonio had become the Capitol of Texas and Tejanos were thriving in ranching and government. During this time the “Age of Enlightenment” is taking place in Europe and revolutionary movements had begun in the New England colonies. This led to Tejanos wanting their own identity and freedoms.
“They feel a sense of need to have their own ways to think about their own government and their own freedoms and free from a monarchy rule which wasn’t providing them with a lot of help,” TexasTejano.com historian Rudi Rodriguez said.