Remembering the Battle of the Alamo

Remembering the Battle of the Alamo

“Remember the Alamo” became a battle cry in the Texans’ struggle for independence from Mexico, but the Battle of the Alamo was, in fact, a small engagement, with fewer than 200 Texans confronting a few thousand Mexican troops. While the story of the siege is well-documented, the lead-up to the battle has largely been neglected. The same energy that brought Hernán Cortés to the land of the Mexica also took conquistadors further north, claiming Te…