USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Military troops–first Spanish, then rebel and later Mexican–occupied the Alamo during and after Mexico’s war for independence from Spain in the early 1820s.

Detailed explanation-2: -300 years ago, long before it was a fortress, the Alamo was a religious outpost of the Spanish empire named Mission San Antonio de Valero. First located on the spot it stands today in 1724, Valero’s tale is about extraordinary lives at the frontier-a frontier both remote and at the center of world affairs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Determined to crush the Texas rebels, Santa Anna took command of the Mexican army that invaded Texas in 1836. His forces successfully defeated the Texas rebels at the Alamo, and he personally ordered the execution of 400 Texan prisoners after the Battle of Goliad.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Texas Before The Alamo” tells the stories of Spanish soldiers and Franciscan priests in the struggle to keep France from settling Texas and reaching the source of Spain’s power–the silver mines of northern Mexico. The film features historic sites in Texas and Mexico and interviews with noted historians.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of the Alamo Texas at the time was owned by Mexico. Mexico granted land rights to Americans settling in Texas and many became Mexican citizens. However, in 1832, Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana took control over the Mexican government and established a dictatorship.