[IronJack]

An interesting bit of Texas history. I wonder how many Texans, let alone Americans in general, know about THAT little incident. Probably very few. We're too wracked with guilt about our shabby treatment of illegal immigrants.

[oldfart]

The ironic thing about all this is that- at that time, WE were the illegal immigrants and the Mexican government WAS dealing with their problem.

[Tennessee_Bob]

I know about it. I'm a native Texan. This is a part of my history. The Alamo and Texas' battle for independence is how Tennessee got the name "The Volunteer State."

[Dog Gone]

I wonder how many Texans, let alone Americans in general, know about THAT little incident.

I imagine most who grew up in Texas know about it, since it's part of required Texas state history in our schools. It doesn't have the romance or story associated with the Alamo, since it's basically a story of a massacre of captured soldiers, but it certainly motivated the soldiers in the rest of Texas.

The slaughter at San Jacinto (now inside greater metropolitan Houston) was payback to the Mexicans.

[ExSoldier]

As a teacher of American History I do teach both the saga of The Alamo and the subsequent JUSTICE of the attack at Goliad. This is very good stuff.

But NEXT week, we are driving from Miami, Florida out to Texas to pick up our new born puppy and we intend to completely soak up the rich history of San Antonio. I'm going to take the tour of the Alamo but not tell the tour guide I'm a teacher of American History. See if she can guess my profession. LOL

Can any FREEPER out there recommend a good place to get STEAK; as well as a good Mexican restaurant in San Antonio that won't also eat the entire wallets of a pair of teachers?

[Centurion2000]

An interesting bit of Texas history. I wonder how many Texans, let alone Americans in general, know about THAT little incident. Probably very few. We're too wracked with guilt about our shabby treatment of illegal immigrants.

Some of us remember our Texas history lessons.

The mexicans paid for their slaughters ..... at San Jacinto.