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03-06-2018, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought
on this day in history, march 6, 1836, the Alamo fell
the final battle lasted but 90 minutes or so
the deguello, the mexican bugle call of no quarter, the throat cutting, was the signal of attack
when davy crockett found himself at the Alamo, he discovered now he really had to be davy crockett, the crockett of legend and so he became the legend when it counted
but not just crockett, all the men of the Alamo were found to be heroes
the texian declaration of independence, created just four days before the Alamo fell on march 2, 1836, has words appropriate for today
signed not just by white settlers but by men such as jose antonio navarro, lorenzo de zavala, and jose fancisco ruiz
among the declaration's grievances were:
the constitution of mexico, establishing a republic had been usurped by the dictatorship of antonio lopez de santa ana
settlers had been invited to texas with promises of constitutional liberty and republican government, all used to lure them to texas
the right to keep and bear arms and trial by jury were being denied
freedom of religion was denied
an account of the Alamo battle written by francisco antonio ruiz, alcalde of san antonio de bexar at the time, and published in the texas alamanc of 1860 is found here
https://www.fold3.com/page/1157-the-fall-of-the-alamo
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Great thread, and thanks for sharing.. I would like to skip ahead to the end!! Texas is still the only state that was it's own country at one time, and defeated another country in war!! God has blessed me to be born and raised in Texas
Let us remember the battle of san jacinto. It lasted 18 minutes!!!! And was the decisive battle for Texan independence...
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03-06-2018, 01:47 PM
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WTF is a real Texan.
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I don't know what the exact definition of that would be. I think Texas is a fantastic State with a deep history. Maybe a real Texan is someone that not only lives there but has a understanding and appreciation of the culture and the history of Texas, and of course is a Dallas Cowboy fan.
Jim
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03-06-2018, 01:49 PM
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There are many myths surrounding the events that happened in those first weeks of March.
But there are a few undeniable facts. First, except for a few, all of the defenders in the Alamo died. Second, the Texas Army, under Sam Houston, caught Santa Anna in a place where his particular Army and tactics were ineffective, and won perhaps one of the most lopsided victories in the History of warfare.
As far as battles go, The Battle of San Jacinto was quite insignificant when thinking in terms of the numbers involved. But the consequences that resulted are undeniably one of the great happenings that literally changed the course of History.
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03-06-2018, 01:53 PM
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Hitler made the same mistake that Santa Anna did with respect to the timing of his "invasion" with similar results in the long run and short.
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03-06-2018, 02:25 PM
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el presidente, generalissimo antonio lopez de santa anna
actually his full name goes on and on and the above is less than perhaps half his full name
curiously he was instrumental in the development of chewing gum
although he never made any money from his endeavor in chicle (pronounced chick lay)
he wandered the financial district of new york in his latter years trying to drum up interest and investors in the Mexican product
he thought perhaps it had a use in buggy tires
ultimately chicle was the base of chewing gum with the development of the gum brand chiclets
and of course in mexico gum is known as chicle
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03-06-2018, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr MojoRisin
I don't know what the exact definition of that would be. I think Texas is a fantastic State with a deep history. Maybe a real Texan is someone that not only lives there but has a understanding and appreciation of the culture and the history of Texas, and of course is a Dallas Cowboy fan.
Jim
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When I used the phrase I was referring to those persons who later move to Texas and assume by "osmosis" they have become a "Texan."
I'm reminded of the word "maverick" as it refers to cattle.
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03-06-2018, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought
el presidente, generalissimo antonio lopez de santa anna
actually his full name goes on and on and the above is less than perhaps half his full name
curiously he was instrumental in the development of chewing gum
although he never made any money from his endeavor in chicle (pronounced chick lay)
he wandered the financial district of new york in his latter years trying to drum up interest and investors in the Mexican product
he thought perhaps it had a use in buggy tires
ultimately chicle was the base of chewing gum with the development of the gum brand chiclets
and of course in mexico gum is known as chicle
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Chew on that next time ya visit the Alamo!
Santa Anna musta been thinking of you and Lexy when he invented the fruity flavors!
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03-06-2018, 05:50 PM
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182 to 1600, Americans win again...
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03-07-2018, 01:57 AM
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What the fuck are you talking about?
You’re about as “real” as a redneck can get. But the only “real” Texans were indigenous. And that ain’t you, Hiawatha!
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Hiawatha ! Now Who's political party wuz it that strongly promoted a WHITE WOMAN as a, ahem, " native American of 1/32 blood line, -per CNN (a lying lie -ber-al propaganda machine if'n there ever was one ) and YOU ALL still swear she's " INDIAN " !
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03-07-2018, 02:03 AM
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When are going to stop acting like a Kansas City Faggot?
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So all that time that YOU and EKIM spend at the Assup Gloryhole Franchise Owner's MEATings is paying off, huh BOTTOM " MAN " HOVEL BUILDER ! Nice red shirt YOU are wearing !
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03-07-2018, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought
el presidente, generalissimo antonio lopez de santa anna
actually his full name goes on and on and the above is less than perhaps half his full name
curiously he was instrumental in the development of chewing gum
although he never made any money from his endeavor in chicle (pronounced chick lay)
he wandered the financial district of new york in his latter years trying to drum up interest and investors in the Mexican product
he thought perhaps it had a use in buggy tires
ultimately chicle was the base of chewing gum with the development of the gum brand chiclets
and of course in mexico gum is known as chicle
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Thanks much for the historical " tid bits " . The lying libs here , the same one that say " we should make it easier for them to CUM and go " will be the same one saying " VIVA REQONQUISTA " and " harder, faster as THEY are getting " spitroasted " ! !
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03-07-2018, 06:20 AM
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This does remind me of a house warming years ago in S.A. in August during which I met a newly transferred servicemember and his wife, who were from Minnesota, and because of the extreme heat the past few days I asked them how they liked it down "here" thinking of the heat differences. The wife said she liked it but there were a lot of "Mexicans down here."
I asked if she had heard of the Alamo.
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Is AssUp still whining about "indigenous" people in Texas?
Has he yet identified who they are or were? Or is he just jabbering?
Babbling ignorance as he usually does .....
https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/s.../earliest.html
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The earliest known human culture in the region is represented by Clovis peoples who entered the region by about 11,500 B.C.
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It's too bad he wasn't exposed to all of "Texas History" while he was in the 6th grade ... since they didn't expose him to any more in detention hall until he was socially graduated in the 12th.
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