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Post by marvelous35 on Mar 30, 2008 12:20:58 GMT -5
Here is what I was thinking about last night when I went to sleep. So after we caught Santa Anna and we did not hang him cause we wanted Texas. Dont you think when he was talking to Houston through probley one of his soilders, that he would have been asked question about the Alamo directly from Houston. There is no way during the moment of catching him and having him go into a tent ad right off texas to the texans, that he did not say some important facts. Youwould SAnta Anna had the answers on Davy being captured or not. How many funeral prys there were, The dead and the wounded to a real answer now 60. I am just thinking Santa Anna and Houston had to have had some sort of breifing and had to probley be pretty detailed. If i was houston i would have wanted to know everything about the Alamo and Goiliad and I would have not stopped till i got all the information.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 30, 2008 14:00:58 GMT -5
I think adrenaline was running so high after San Jacinto that the only thing on their minds was killing Santa Anna. But when they realized that they could get Texas out of this, they just focused on that. If something was said about Crockett or the funeral pyres, it would have been known about by now.
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Post by neferetus on Mar 30, 2008 18:16:13 GMT -5
As far as a one on one conversation between Santa Anna and Houston goes, I don't think that it happened. As Santa Anna spoke no English and Houston spoke marginal Spanish at best, an interpreter would've have to have been used between the two. And, when you employ the use of an interpreter, you don't always necessarily say what is really on your mind. It's all diplomacy at that point and as such, each likely put his best foot forward to get what he wanted: Houston, Texas and Santa Anna , his freedom.
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Post by seguin on Mar 30, 2008 19:30:48 GMT -5
I think you´re right, Nef! It was probably just a short diplomatic talk and to the point. Texas for Santa Anna´s freedom. If there was a longer conversation between Houston and Santa Anna, with an interpreter, about various stuff such as the Alamo, we would have known about it.
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Post by marvelous35 on Mar 31, 2008 1:38:50 GMT -5
but does that not surprise you sa little bit. If your friends or people you knew were killed like they were , and you had the man right in front of you, face to face, you dont think one thing would have been said about it.
Because from what i hear Santa Anna was in a tent for like 2 hours writing the paper that gave texas to us, i just dont understand why Houston or some of the Soilders, would not have wanted to know some answers. If i was screaming "remember the Alamo", "remember Goilad", it would be one of the first things on my mind.
I would be letting him know how important Davy was to the United States, and I would want to know about the city of San Antonio itself was left after the battle.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 31, 2008 5:38:42 GMT -5
I think the death of David Crockett was the last thing on their minds that day...
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Post by neferetus on Mar 31, 2008 7:53:45 GMT -5
You also have to remember that Davy Crockett and Sam Houston were in different political camps. While Houston was an avid supporter of Andrew Jackson, Crockett lost his seat in Congress partially due to his opposition of Jackson's Indian policy.
It may sound cruel to imagine it and I'm sure that Old Sam would've never said it aloud, but he may've actually been relieved to have Crockett out of the way. A living Crockett would've doubtless done well as a political opponent to Houston and may've lessened the General's own chances of advancing himself in the newly formed Texian Government.
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Post by marvelous35 on Mar 31, 2008 12:22:39 GMT -5
wow i actully never thought of it like that before, when you get to the politcal part of it all, i am sure Davy would have had alot of support.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 31, 2008 13:49:25 GMT -5
Davy Would have been the first President of the Republic of Texas had he lived, there's no doubt in my mind.
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