The Alamo Messenger
November 2014
The present day Alamo Complex
        Remembering Through Education         


In This Issue
In Their Own Words

Herman Ehrenberg was a Prussian immigrant to the United States who in October 1835 joined the New Orleans Greys.  In this passage taken from one of the accounts he wrote following the Texas Revolution, Ehrenberg recalls receiving dispatches with news of the Tampico Expedition.  Keep Reading 

 

Educator Resource

 
Taken from the Alamo's Mapping Texas History Colonization to Statehood, the  following narrative and map can be used to teach 4th and 7th grade students how people traveled to Texas at the time of the Texas Revolution.
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Movie Night at the Alamo


As part of our Firearms of the Texas Frontier Exhibit, The Alamo presents a special movie night at the Alamo on November 21st. Join us as we watch the classic Texas western The Searchers in the Alamo gardens.

This event is FREE to the public, but seating is limited to the first 200 people. Gates open at 6:00 pm with the movie starting at 6:30 pm. Chair rental is available or bring your own lawn chair or blanket.









Firearms of the Texas Frontier Exhibit Videos
1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver (Firearms of the Texas Frontier)
1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver

The Evolution of the Winchester: From Flintlock to Cartridge (Firearms of the Texas Frontier)
The Evolution of the Winchester: From Flintlock to Cartridge (Firearms of the Texas Frontier)

Colt Walker Revolver (Firearms of the Texas Frontier)
Colt Walker Revolver (Firearms of the Texas Frontier)

Greetings and welcome to the November 2014 edition of the Alamo Messenger. 
This Month we explore the effect of the Tampico Expedition on the Texas Revolution, the women of San Antonio, and much more.  Again this month, the artifact of the month is one of the pieces currently on display as part of the Firearms of the Texas Frontier exhibit open at the Alamo through April 15th.
Feature Article 
"I Have Determined to Make a Descent Upon Tampico"

One of the least understood aspects about the Texas Revolution is that it was part of a larger civil war between the Centralist and Federalist factions in Mexico.

Image courtesy of the Brazoria County Historical Museum.

Other areas in Mexico besides Texas vowed to support the federal republic. During the late summer of 1835, three exiled Mexican offices met in New Orleans to plan a coordinated Federalist response to Santa Anna. These men were Lorenzo de Zavala, former governor of the Federal District of Mexico; Valent�n G�mez Far�as, Santa Anna's former vice president; and Jos� Antonio Mex�a, a former officer of the Mexican Army.

 

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Artifact of the Month
Volcanic Repeating Pistol, Ca. 1855


This Volcanic Repeater belonged to Benjamin Tyler Henry, best known for his hand in the creation of the 1860 "Henry"
Photo Credit: Ernesto Rodriguez, III
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Winchester Repeating Rifle.  This weapon and others like it are on display at the Alamo now through April 15th as part of our Firearms of the Texas Frontier exhibit.
Stories of Texas Women
The Women of San Antonio

Throughout the 1820s and 1830s, the Anglo population in Texas grew substantially, however, the population of the city of San Antonio de Bexar remained largely Hispanic. While there were a good number of families, and even widowed women, who established residence in the colonies in East Texas, only a handful of single Anglo men sought residency in the political and economic capital of Mexican Texas. Over the years a few Anglo women, among them Jane Long and Susanna Dickinson, temporarily resided in San Antonio, but until the arrival of Mary Maverick in the city in 1837, all of the permanent female residents of San Antonio were Tejanas.  Keep Reading
This Month in Texas History
November 21, 1963: President Kennedy Visits San Antonio
 

There are certain days in history that become a part of a collective national history. In the United States, 9/11, Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy Assassination are probably the three examples of this phenomenon that most readily spring to mind. People who were alive on September 11, 2001, December 7, 1941 and November 22, 1963 generally can tell you almost minute-by-minute what that day was like. But how often do we stop to remember what happened on the day before these days that changed the world as we knew it?  Keep Reading 

 
Thank you for reading the November 2014 edition of the Alamo Messenger.  Join us next month as our our month-by-month survey of the Texas Revolution continues with an exploration of the Battle of Bexar.  As always, we welcome your feedback on how we can continue to improve our newsletter and provide our subscribers with quality content.

Happy Thanksgiving,
The Alamo Education Department Staff
At the Alamo October 15th - April 15


 

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