I decided to watch the movie The Alamo. DVD. Dir. John Lee Hooker.2004.2hours, 38minutes. In this movie I’ve learned that in 1836 the Alamo was founded as a mission and the Vejaranos called that piece of land the Alamo. When Sam Houston and David Crockett were in San Felipe, Texas, they were having a discussion on handling Mexico without a fight. As the men arrived in San Antonio, Texas Seguin was looking around the Alamo, a man was showing him the church and basically told Seguin that the church was built in 1756 but had no roof because the Catholics never got around to it. That really amazed me because when I was on my field trip to visit the Alamo; our tour guide explained that to us. Another thing I thought was interesting is when Santa Ana gave his men the okay to raise their flag and the flag was red with a black X which says “Death to the Traitors.” I just didn’t understand if Santa Ana only wanted to rule Mexico why were they battling for the Alamo? Something I think that is very memorable from the film is when the men are inside talking and Sam Houston says, “Gentlemen, I will raise an army, we will relieve the Alamo, but only after we have declare independence and created a government that can be illegally recognized by all the nations in the world, that is what every diseased men are fighting for.” When he said that, I was speechless! In a good way though, like it was words of inspiration to have pride for what you do, and it’s something that can still be used today, I feel it has a strong meaning. As time passed by the Texans realized they didn’t have enough men as the Mexicans, so they took off to Gonzales, Texas to get some Tejanos. Those Tejanos didn’t know much about shooting but they were good horsemen and that’s what they were looking for. Finally the battle begins and once all our men were dead, one was alive; that man was David Crockett. He tried to surrender to Santa Ana the following morning but the guy who translated “twisted” Crockett’s words around. With having no fears in his eye, Santa Ana gave a few of his men the command to kill Crockett which they stabbed him to death.
What I noticed about the Anglos, it seemed they had fear but didn’t show it when they went out to fight. They had ideas of how they wanted to fight this battle and did what they could to make sure it turned out the way they’ve planned. The Mexicans acted as if they didn’t care about anything. Santa Ana just wanted to rule Mexico and did whatever he could; even fight a battle if that’s what was standing in the way. Santa Ana seemed really cold-hearted and he seemed cocky, as if he was all that. The Tejanos were Texans who welcomed Houston, Crockett and their men; they did what they could to help to try to win the battle.
Finally, when reading the story of the Alamo, going to visit the Alamo, and watching a movie about the battle of the Alamo, I’ve learned a lot. It’s superb feeling living in San Antonio my whole life and not knowing much about the Alamo, just that we lost. When I visited the Alamo I learned about the church at the Alamo and a few other small details about the Alamo. I felt being at the Alamo, walking where history was made, where numerous of men were killed, it was very surreal. Reading about the Alamo got into detail how things were and settled when an event came up. In addition it describes the main people such as, Houston, Crockett, Seguin, & Santa Ana. And with the movie it helped me imagine how the battle began and ended. Seeing the movie makes me question, was Crockett really killed last? Who killed Houston? How old were these men who are known as defending the Alamo? Who has the facts?
So next time you’re downtown, pass by the Alamo and really see it for what hundreds of men died for. Remember they had pride and it’s a part of history.
What I noticed about the Anglos, it seemed they had fear but didn’t show it when they went out to fight. They had ideas of how they wanted to fight this battle and did what they could to make sure it turned out the way they’ve planned. The Mexicans acted as if they didn’t care about anything. Santa Ana just wanted to rule Mexico and did whatever he could; even fight a battle if that’s what was standing in the way. Santa Ana seemed really cold-hearted and he seemed cocky, as if he was all that. The Tejanos were Texans who welcomed Houston, Crockett and their men; they did what they could to help to try to win the battle.
Finally, when reading the story of the Alamo, going to visit the Alamo, and watching a movie about the battle of the Alamo, I’ve learned a lot. It’s superb feeling living in San Antonio my whole life and not knowing much about the Alamo, just that we lost. When I visited the Alamo I learned about the church at the Alamo and a few other small details about the Alamo. I felt being at the Alamo, walking where history was made, where numerous of men were killed, it was very surreal. Reading about the Alamo got into detail how things were and settled when an event came up. In addition it describes the main people such as, Houston, Crockett, Seguin, & Santa Ana. And with the movie it helped me imagine how the battle began and ended. Seeing the movie makes me question, was Crockett really killed last? Who killed Houston? How old were these men who are known as defending the Alamo? Who has the facts?
So next time you’re downtown, pass by the Alamo and really see it for what hundreds of men died for. Remember they had pride and it’s a part of history.
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