Originally Posted by chlinstructor
Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Birdy,

The new Alamo book appears that it will be "THE" poster child for revisionist history!!!!


Yep, it’s gonna get all sorts of press coverage, stuff WE already knew for the most part, but cherry-picked and quoted way out of context.

Every Historian they misquoted in it is gonna be appalled.




Are they gonna make Santa Anna the Hero ? 😜


Actually I believe they are striving to make him a hero fighting foreign interventionist.

The revolt was entirely caused by internal political upheaval. Centralist against Republicans. Mexico was ripe with revolts not only in Texas but also in Zacatecas and Yucatan. All due to Santa Anna’s repeal of the liberal policies of his Vice Pres Valentin Farias. Who was the real prez during santa anna’s term i. Office. See old Antonio Lopez just wanted the title of Presidente. He didn’t want the responsibility. So he let Farias run things while he stayed at his hacienda at Vera Cruz! Watching how things went. And he could step at the best moment when he could become like a supreme generalissimo and not worry with all the other free republic BS.

Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester

"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."

WS