Well, the Mexicans were surely not very honorable in this fight.
Democrats would have cheered these killings, saying those Americans in Texas should not have had guns in the first place, and that they deserved this
The character of the mexican uncivilized culture hasn’t changed much, has it.
This is why We never surrender!
Should have started the wall right after San Jacinto.
I don’t recall Texan or American troops ordering the mass execution of Mexican prisoners at any point.
Heck, we paid the Braceros ... their government kept the money. The Mexican government is why Mexico has problems. Mexico could have had everything West of the Mississippi and south of Canada but with the same folks in charge in Mexico City it would still be a (much larger) mess.
So in summation, it’s okay with me that we sent Santa Anna back to be an incompetent tyrant over Mexico rather than do Mexico a favor and sting him up from some tree after San Jacinto as he deserved.
And yet Santa Anna lived to a ripe old age, even after San Jacinto.
The History channel has an excellent series on now called The Men who made the America-Frontiermen.
If Sam Houston had shot Santa Anna he would hailed as the Geo. Washington of Mexico. SA was a thorn in the side of Mexico for decades after Texas left.
Always remember that. When you invite people in who you don't 'force' to assimilate, there is always the chance they become the conquerors.
And that, boys and girls, is why you still can’t trust the word of Mexican politicians.
Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad,
but most of all,
Remember San Jacinto.....................>>
Ping!
The mexicans acted without honor. I can’t really see any change in the country since. The casually accepted criminality that is a part and parcel of mexican life is one reason I really dislike illegal aliens because they bring this casual attitude towards criminality with them.
Didn’t do Santa Anna much good. It simply convinced the Texians that surrender meant certain death. That made them fight harder, more angry, and made him lose in the end.
Like the Germans murdering soldiers at Malmedy. Like the Union Army when it found Andersonville survivors.
That kind of thing angers soldiers deeply.
I take my Lone Star Hat off my head and lay it over my heart for the men at Goliad and The Alamo. Goliad may be obscure to those other 49 states but we learn of it well in Texas History classes.