[oldtimer]

The anglos who lived in Mexico (Texas) were citizens of Mexico, and many of them did not want the war.

If Santa Anna hadn't slaughtered everybody at Goliad and the Alamo, who knows what would have happened.

Maybe I've been reading too many Elmer Kelton books lately.

[JouleZ]

“The anglos who lived in Mexico (Texas) were citizens of Mexico, and many of them did not want the war.”
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Hummm, I’m a descendant of the “Old 300” and that’s not really accurate. They were known as Texicans, forced to be Catholics but still held to Protestant beliefs when not watched by the Alcalde. When the time came to fight, they fought for Texas, not Mexico.