It really was an unfortunate comparison for Senor Cruz, a Texas senator.
Santa Anna had the el deguello played and flew the black flag before his final attack on the Alamo.
El Degüello is a bugle call, notable in the US for its use as a march by Mexican Army buglers during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
“Toque a Degüello” was introduced to the Americas by the Spanish armies and was later adopted by the patriot armies fighting against them during the Spanish American wars of independence.
“Degüello” is a Spanish noun from the verb “degollar”, to describe the action of throat-cutting. More figuratively, it means “give no quarter.” It “signifies the act of beheading or throat-cutting and in Spanish history became associated with the battle music, which, in different versions, meant complete destruction of the enemy without mercy.”
So, Sam Houston, his Texians, San Jacinto and “Remember the Alamo!”
They even executed the male survivors that surrendered.................
It originated in the Islam culture (Moors). The Spanish appropriated it then transported the song to Mexico during their colonization period.
A tune about beheading was created by Muslims. Shocking.