For goodness sakes, fnnceo, the American Indian tribes Mexico invaded and slaughtered hid out so well, they couldn't get their own Mexican people to come over and try to endure the Indians. The Mexicans decided to get even with the Indians by inflicting the free men of America upon them. When they took away the freedoms these Texicans' grandparents had fought for in 1776 and had been told they would have vanished when Santa Ana tired of them and wanted his stolen land back, he brought trained bullies in to oust them for once and for all. He only made one mistake. He messed with Sam Houston at San Jacinto as he bloody massacred every Texican and Texican family he could lay his blood-stained hands on across the vast lands of the then-decimated Tejas Indians' tribal grounds. He was so hated that the few Mexicans and native Americans who became fast friends with the Texicans, joined them to fight off their hated king-pin, Santa Ana.Dead men do not invade any countries.The families of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and 257 Texicans who died at the Alamo in March of 1836.
They apparently were so fond of it, they decided to invade Mexico.
In 1836, the Alamo was in Mexican territory. Crockett, Bowie, and the rest of the defenders of the Alamo died bravely, but the fact remains, they were engaged in a rebellion against Mexico.
Santa Ana was a real screw up of a human being, and the worst part of it is that he knew better than to bully his way across hostile territory, but he did it anyway when he saw the Texas farmers actually prospering due to their own hard work.
Many books could be written (and have been) about the motivations of the Mexicans or the Americans during the time between 1836 and 1848 which led to the annexation of Mexican territory into the US. As a frequent visitor to the Lone Star State, I'm proud of what America has made from the acquisition.
But, the fact remains, the defenders of the Alamo were invading Mexican territory during The Battle of the Alamo.
I will leave you with my parting shot...
"A Texan and Mexican were arguing over the Alamo. The Texan said, 'Why do y'all hate us so much?'
"To which the Mexican replied, "Senor, not only did you steal half our country. You stole the half with all the paved roads".
We made the weapons that beat Hitler in WWII, in a gun plant headed by one of my grandfathers, so YOU'RE WELCOME. My aunt and my mother helped man the lines in the absence of all of our fathers being directly engaged with the enemies in Europe and the Pacific theater..
They were as good as the Rosie the Riveters of yankee territory.