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Post by seguin on Mar 18, 2008 22:35:27 GMT -5
How ridiculous! Maybe Benito was some kinda Tejano "gangsta rapper" back then... ;D
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Post by Alamo Al on Mar 19, 2008 11:13:30 GMT -5
That's what I thought. LOL!
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 24, 2008 22:20:44 GMT -5
There is one scene in Texas which I find suspicious, where Benito goes to fire his 'pistola' holding it sideways like the movie gangs do today. If he did that w/a flintlock wouldn't the powder fall out of the pan? When I saw that, I got the idea of the level of sophistication of this movie. Maybe the lock would hold the powder in? I'm no firearms expert but I would definately look into it.... |
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Post by Mike Melvyn on Jul 3, 2016 14:37:41 GMT -5
How many books on this subject about the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio actually discuss the reason for the Texas War for Independence let me think none that i know
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Post by neferetus on Jul 28, 2016 15:23:12 GMT -5
Many good books on the topic, Mike.
The Texian war for independence was part of an ongoing civil war in Mexico between the centralists and the federalists.
The centralists wanted more of a central rule over all Mexico, while the federalists wanted individual states to have
more voice in the government. When Santa Anna ran for president in 1833, he ran as a federalist and even had the citizens
of Tejas y Coahuila rallying around him. Once Santa Anna was elected however, he turned centralist. His first act was to
revoke the Mexican Constitution of 1824 which granted rights to all Mexicans. Several Mexican states, including Zacatecas,
rose up against Santa Anna. In 1835, Santa Anna crushed the Zacatecan militia, killing 2000 of them. He then allowed his
troops three days of rape and pillage in which an additional 2000 civilians were killed. When Emprasario Stephen Fuller
Austin traveled to Mexico City with a petition for more States rights for Tejas (separate from Coahuila), he was imprisoned
by Santa Anna. Several minor clashes against centralist troops caused Santa Anna to send an army under General Cos to occupy
San Antonio, declare martial law and to confiscate all weapons. After Cos was defeated in the siege of Bejar, Santa Anna
raised an army of over 6000 and marched on Texas, laying the groundwork for the fall of the Alamo.
Books to consider include Jack Edmondson's "The Alamo Story", Dr. Stephen Hardin's "Texas Iliad", and "With Santa Anna In Texas:
The Mexican Side of The Texian Revolution" translated by Carlos Castenada.
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Post by pwstines on Jan 15, 2021 18:43:11 GMT -5
A flintlock can be fired UPSIDE DOWN and still work. Thats the test for a well made and tuned flinter! Some Napoleonic cavalry turned the pistol so that the lock tilted over. It was claimed this improved ignition. SORRY NO CIGAR! When the priming in the pan sifts or piles against the vent it SLOWS DOWN IGNITION.Turning it lock side down could have burned the horse with pan flash. Not good! Dobbin doesn't like that.
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