[Doctor Stochastic]

I had heard (at least since 1950) that Crockett was executed later. This makes him no less a hero.

The only complaint about the Texas Revolution that I have heard from Mexicans is: "Why didn't you guys execute Santa Ana when you had the chance?"

[DeaconBenjamin]

The traditional answer I have heard given to that question is that the Texans could obtain a credible cession/statement of their independence from Santa Ana if he lived, but there was no likelihood that the government in Mexico City would ever recognize Texan independence in a manner that would have international credibility.