Who destroyed the Alamo?
Who destroyed the Alamo? For many students who learned about the Battle of the Alamo, the lesson stopped once General Antonio López de Santa Anna attacked the old fortified mission on the morning of March 6, 1836 and put its garrison to the sword.
What famous people died at the Alamo?
Many know the famous names of James Bowie, William B. Travis, and David Crockett as men who died defending the Alamo, but there were about 200 others there during the Battle.
Who did not cross the line at the Alamo?
Only one man, Moses Rose, declined to cross the line. The immediate survivors of the battle did not relate this story after they were rescued and this line in the sand tale did not appear until the 1880s.
What happened to Santa Anna after the Alamo?
After regaining honor at the more famous fall of the Alamo in 1836, Santa Anna felt his job in Texas was done. But under counsel, he decided to take one final swipe at the Texas rebels by dividing his army and sweeping the land. The resulting campaign led to the Battle of San Jacinto.
Is the Alamo still standing?
Today it is a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and a part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site.
Did Sam Houston survive the Alamo?
Sam was spared because he was a slave. Historian Walter Lord believed that Sam did not exist and that contemporaries actually meant Ben, a former slave who served as Mexican Colonel Juan Almonte's cook and later guided Susanna Dickinson from San Antonio.
What did the Mexicans do with the bodies at the Alamo?
Following the Battle of the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre, the Mexican troops burned the bodies of the slain Texans. Following the battle of San Jacinto, Sam Houston made no provisions to dispose of the Mexicans troops killed in the battle and the corpses remained where they lay.
Was Moses Rose a real person?
Moses Rose: A tale of the Alamo and survivors. The title character of MOSES ROSE is based on a legendary Texas figure: Louis Rose, a 50-year-old veteran of Napoleon's Grand Army, who supposedly fled the Alamo the night before the Mexican Army's final assault.
Why was Mexico angry about Texas?
Mexicans had overthrown the Spanish and wanted to prove they were capable of running all the territory they had won from Spain. Mexico also feared a domino effect—that giving up Texas would lead to the loss of their other northern territories.