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What
exactly happened on March 6, 1836 at the Alamo?
You
may wish to view our Digital
Story about the Alamo by Michael Ray as an introduction
to this section.
Read
primary source documents that describe the events at the Alamo,
assess their reliability, and reconstruct the basic facts
regarding what took place.
In
assessing the documents, you might ask the following questions:
1.
Was the account recorded around the time of the battle or
much later?
2. Was the author of the account in a position to observe
the details recorded?
3. How do the accounts differ from one another in terms
of details: for example, whether any of the Alamo's defenders
survived the battle, the size of the Mexican army, and the
number of deaths on both sides of the battle.
Note:
The references in the documents to Bexar refer to the full
Spanish name for San Antonio, San Antonio de Béxar.
Battle
of the Alamo, Mexicans and Texans fight to the death
CREDIT:
Moran, Percy, artist. "Battle of the Alamo." Reproduction
of an original painting. Joliet, Illinois, Gerblach Barklow
Co., copyright 1912. Prints and Photographs Division, Library
of Congress.
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