“Remember the Alamo” echoes across history
The battle of the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar took place for 13 days, February 23 to March 6, 1836. The siege of the mission by Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna ended with the defenders being wiped out. The Alamo remains one of the most revered historic sites in Texas. We’ve visited a couple of times, and you can feel the history there.
Oh! I didn’t mean anything derogatory in my last comment. It’s a good book! I lived in Texas for several years back in the ’80s – I lived near Brownsville – way down south.
Well we’re convinced you have something/someone without a doubt. Good eye to catch the image. Thank you for sharing, and we know of a stop the next time we’re in San Antonio!
I loved the Riverwalk and the Alamo. The last time I was in San Antonio I stayed at the Menger. I didn’t see a ghost but my room had some strange things going on… the closet door would open on its own and the heat wouldn’t turn off – had to have the hotel staff take a look at it. They got it to stop until the next day. I chalked it up to being an old building (since I hadn’t known anything about it being haunted)…
Nice clear picture. What joy you must be having, travelling around and seeing the sights!
I didn’t read the book Becky talks of, but did read an article giving some non-romanticized facts about that situation. Reminds me of what a dear old friend once said to a disgruntled husband: “There’s your side; there’s her side — and then there’s the truth.”
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Such a famous saying. So it’s nice to see the origin of the saying!
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Glad to shed light on that! Thanks for joining in the conversation.
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I read the recently published “Forget the Alamo” a few months ago. Good book! My review at: https://mybecky.blog/2021/08/14/forget-the-alamo-by-burrough-tomlinson-and-stanford/
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Great city to visit. Love the River Walk!
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River walk is wonderful.
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I’ve been to the Alamo once. It was impressive.
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It is a solemn historic place.
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History does live.
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Oh! I didn’t mean anything derogatory in my last comment. It’s a good book! I lived in Texas for several years back in the ’80s – I lived near Brownsville – way down south.
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No problem here. (We were Winter Texans at one of the Harlingen RV resorts one season. Loved it!)
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We stayed at the Menger hotel next the the Alamo. I got a photo of a ghost at the Menger.
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Perfect stay at the Menger with the ghost showing. Seems they show up when least expected, at least for us. Have you ever posted the image?
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You can see her at https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/9/ghosts-of-travel-past
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Well we’re convinced you have something/someone without a doubt. Good eye to catch the image. Thank you for sharing, and we know of a stop the next time we’re in San Antonio!
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I loved the Riverwalk and the Alamo. The last time I was in San Antonio I stayed at the Menger. I didn’t see a ghost but my room had some strange things going on… the closet door would open on its own and the heat wouldn’t turn off – had to have the hotel staff take a look at it. They got it to stop until the next day. I chalked it up to being an old building (since I hadn’t known anything about it being haunted)…
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Sounds like, oh, maybe something was in your room. Next time we’re in San Antonio we’re gonna check out the Munger.
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I wish I made it to visit the Alamo. As kids, that was one of the first bits of history we all learned about back in the 1950’s.
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It is a very interesting and solemn place to experience.
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Nice clear picture. What joy you must be having, travelling around and seeing the sights!
I didn’t read the book Becky talks of, but did read an article giving some non-romanticized facts about that situation. Reminds me of what a dear old friend once said to a disgruntled husband: “There’s your side; there’s her side — and then there’s the truth.”
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Great post
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Thank you, we appreciate your kind comment and visit!
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Go Sam Houston , Steven F Austin ,
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👍👍😉
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I remember the film! (1960? Can’t be!)
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Yes, the John Wayne and Richard Widmark movie version did come out in 1960. It was one of 8 Alamo movies made from 1915 to 2004!
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