March 6, 2017 (Monday)
Today is an important day in Texas history. It is the anniversary of the battle of the Alamo. The army of General Santa Anna attacked the Texians for 13 days before breaking through and killing all but a handful of women and children who were sent to Sam Houston as a warning not to keep up the rebellion against Mexico. These deaths were followed in a few weeks by a massacre of hundreds in Goliad, prompting cries of “Remember the Alamo” and “Remember Goliad” at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. Santa Anna and his forces were defeated in that battle and the Republic of Texas won its independence.
Wanda’s Great Grand Uncle, Jonathan Lindley, one of the “Immortal 32” from Gonzales, died at the Alamo and her Great Great Grandfather, John Sadler, fought at San Jacinto.
The Alamo is maintained as a Texas shrine and is visited by more than 2.5 million people each year. Here’s a picture of young turistas David, Danny and Debbie Fake, during the summer of 1962, I believe (55 years ago). Proud Papa was holding the camera, and Mama was back in the hotel in San Marcos because she was feeling ill that day. Dianna and Dwight had not yet arrived on the scene. Later that day, at Brackenridge Park, Danny was pushed into the San Antonio River by a mentally ill lady. He was not injured or harmed in the incident, but he had a story to tell his mother later.
