Fly the Lone Star proudly today folks.
The surrender of Santa Anna
Posted on 04/20/2011 10:40:26 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
As a native from Pasa(get-down)dena, Texas - HOORAY!
Several of my friends didn’t realize it was a very important anniversary today, so I’ve taken it upon myself to educate them.
The best thing about April 21 is that I can wake up that morning knowing that I will have a better day on April 21 than Santa Anna did.
I just recently discovered that one of Mrs. Mad’s direct ancestors was Samuel McCarley. Houston and his army camped on his Spring Creek Ranch and burned 4,000 fence rails and butchered cattle on their way to San Jacinto.
Bump.
Fly the Lone Star proudly today folks.
The surrender of Santa Anna
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Your welcome, brother. Indeed, freedom first. All else will take care of itself aws long as we remain free!
Great post.
Thanks.
God bless Texas.
If you like Texas history, get and read The Eighteen Minutes, the battle of San Jacinto. It is a fairly recent and meticulously researched story of the battle and events prior.
You can trod the battle field just out of Houston and see and feel the panic of the Mexicans as they were roused from Siesta and driven into the marsh and slain by the hundreds.
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“The Eighteen Minutes”
Many years ago I read an article in the El Paso Times, that if I remember correctly was written by Frank Feulle III. He was editor of the newspaper then. It discussed the battle of San Jacinto in historic perspective. He connected this battle with 2 others in the history of man where a few individuals so impacted the destiny of masses of people during a short battle. The article likened this to the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae and another battle that I cannot correctly recall. I clipped the article but can no longer find it in my files.
There is some subtle history of the Texas revolution that is not recorded in text books. The associations of the old 300 families and the Mexican government was more than just immigration. Things changed in Mexico City when Santa Anna came to power and that sealed the destiny of the war to come. When Stephen Austin was imprisoned in Mexico City, the die was cast. The Revolt included anglo settlers, Tejano inhabitants and some who just came for the battle for freedom (they hated despots).
Freedom once experienced is the most intoxicating of substances. From which you never recover.
The primary reason for the revolution of the Texans was the trashing of the Constitution by Santa Anna.
Obama is begging for a revolution by trashing the Constitution and utterly disregarding the law. Obama is a Santa Anna like tyrant
Trivia.......
The painting depicts Sam Houston with a wounded right leg.
His right leg was actually wounded
Unfortunately it is not "just" the Commie Dems that trash the Constitution. The Commies own the Dem Party and the blind Globalist in the Republican party are close behind them on the Traitors list.
The "Tea Party" is an appropriate name for the POed citizens. Defy "We the People" at your peril.
Could you run that one by me again? Happy San Jacinto Day!
Who's got Santa Anna's Leg?
And the Twin Sisters were not brassy broads, but iron 4 pounder cannon.
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