Today in 1836 General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, military dictator of Mexico launched the first wave of an attack on the Alamo mission. His aim was to reclaim Texas which was in full rebellion.
If you’re an American you know the story. Well, certainly the myth.
And its a pretty good myth. A story of people willing to throw their lives away for the chance that others may experience freedom.
And yes, the myth by no means lives up to the complex realities of what was in fact the American invasion and take over of Texas. Bringing with them, by the bye, slavery. Something that would take another war to end…
Still, a damn good myth.
Some years ago Jan & I visited the Alamo. A very small place. I thought about the fighting and how tight and terrible it must have been.
At first I thought of positing Marty Robbins’ Ballad, or maybe Johnny Cash’s Remember, pure expressions of the myth from the American side.
But, actually, I like this version better…
Nothing like harmony.
There’s a myth worth living, and perhaps, dying for…
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