35-xx-xx ep10The Fall of the Alamo

Frontier fighters! Chronicles of the immortal battalions who carve civilization out of the western wilderness.

The southwest chapters of American history hold no more heroic incident than the valor, patriotism and martyrdom of the 183 Texans who were massacred in the Alamo of San Antonio. By 8,000 Mexican soldiers under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, President dictator of Mexico.

December 1833. Enter. I don't know, santaama, your excellency. This fancy deformality is what it is you want. The Americano from Texas, Stephen Austin. I heard my Congress in Santa Fe home. Broken in purse and a spirit.

He was indeed discouraged, Excellency. But before he left Mexico City, he addressed this letter to the appeals in San Antonio, which have been referred back to your excellency. It contained three-snowball alternates. Three-snowmen, eh? See?

All of these are asked then and immediately transported back here. I will show this gringo how Mexico deals with treachery. Huh. Especially Americano treachery. Austin's incarceration in the Mexican dungeon was a direct challenge to the Texans.

But as any militant action would surely result in Austin's death, there was no popular outburst. Then, October 5th, 1834, The council to decide certain matters relating to our Texas province is open. Bring in the prisoner.

A Stephen F. Austin. The actuality. Be seated, my lord, Senor. If this is a trial, I want a lawyer. No, my dear Senor. He's not a trial. Rather, he's a council to decide the political position of Texas.

Texas will be satisfied with nothing less than full statehood. Calmness in your... Calmness, I beg of you. How can I keep calm with Texas suffering under your despotic misrule? Senor de Zavala. What do you think we should do with it, Texas?