Remember the Alamo

I should have posted this yesterday, March 6, because on that date in 1836 the Alamo fell to General Santa Anna's Mexican Army after a 13 day siege. 187 Texans fought against 6,000 Mexicans.  So remember, "the Alamo" isn't just a college football bowl game.

Illustration from the Deseret Evening News, Salt Lake City, UT, August 29, 1903 

Article from The San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA, November 26, 1904.

The Alamo, San Antonio, TX, photo by me

About a month later, The Army of Texas, commanded by Sam Houston, soundly defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.  The battle cry for the feisty Texans at San Jacinto was "Remember the Alamo!" Now a giant 567.31 foot tall monument stands at the site of the Battle of San Jacinto near Houston, TX; it's the world's tallest monumental column, approximately 12 feet taller than the Washington Monument.

San Jacinto Monument, Harris County, TX, photo by me

More Information:
On the Alamo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
http://www.thealamo.org/battle/battle.php
On the San Jacinto Monument:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jacinto_Monument
 http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6702