Ideas and Travels: Alamo battle in Second Life

SL has always been the bridge between rl and virtual world. The University of Texas has created a very interesting site that draws from history important elements.

"Without the Alamo Texas it would never have existed. Without Texas, the westward expansion of the United States would not have been successful, and without the West, the United States would be limited to an Atlantic power, and they could not rise to world power. Without the United States as a global power, the world as we know it today would not exist "

The Alamo battle - which took place in 1836 between the Mexicans and 200 settlers Texans for Texas indipendence - is one of those myths that in the United States have given a new meaning to the concept of nation and empire that would be derived from this. For Mexico it was just a victory to report, without great fanfare, in one of the many pages of history. But what really happened?

Why a battle, it was a defeat, it focuses the deeper meaning of all the North American empire?

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Mission San Antonio de Valero: Erected in 1718 by Franciscan missionaries bringing the Christian faith to Tejas (Texas), this mission served for decades before being abandoned and secularized. In 1803, the decaying site was used as barracks by the Spanish army, who renamed it 'the Alamo' after the Spanish word for 'cottonwood tree.' When the merciless Santa Anna discarded the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and became a dictator, American (and Mexican) settlers in Texas rebelled. Those of the nearby town of San Antonio de Bexar moved into the Alamo fortress, where they stood against the advancing army of Santa Anna -- outnumbered twenty to one

https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqs08

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Davy Crockett

David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett and after the 1950s by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo. Crockett grew up in East Tennessee, where he gained a reputation for hunting and storytelling. After being elected to the rank of colonel in the militia of Lawrence County, Tennessee, he was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821. In 1826, Crockett was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Crockett vehemently opposed many of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, most notably the Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to Jackson's policies led to his defeat in the 1834 elections, prompting his angry departure to Texas shortly thereafter. In early 1836, Crockett took part in the Texas Revolution and, in March, was killed at the Battle of the Alamo.Crockett became famous in his own lifetime for larger-than-life exploits popularized by stage plays and almanacs. After his death, he continued to be credited with brazen acts of mythical proportion. These led in the 20th century to television and movie portrayals, and he became one of the best-known American folk heroes.