The Battle of the Alamo took place from February 23 to March 6, 1836 during the Texas Revolution. A small number of roughly 250 Texians and Tejanos defended the former Spanish mission, Misión San Antonio de Valero, turned fortress, against a Mexican army, led by the Mexican President Santa Ana, which numbered between 2,000 to 3,000 strong.
There is possibly no other battle or last stand in history that has captured the minds and imaginations of people more than the Battle of the Alamo. There have been numerous movies, TV shows, books, and songs written about the Alamo.
The Alamo has enthralled people from across generations and from around the world. For example, British rock star, and former drummer and front-man for Genesis, Phil Collins is an avid Alamo enthusiast who has amassed a collection of over 400 artifacts from the Alamo and the Republic of Texas. In 2014 he donated his collection to the Texas Land Office.
Phil Collins explained how he became obsessed with the Alamo, “When I was five or six, Fess Parker and Walt Disney’s King of the World Frontier was serialized in England. The last episode where Davy Crockett goes down swinging at the Alamo kind of captured my generation. Most of the men of my generation, if they know anything about the Alamo or Texas history, seem to have been turned on by the same thing. And that’s not just in America. That’s across Europe.”
As a native Texan, I feel as though the Alamo, along with its history and lore, and its heroes and villains, is a part of who I am; it has played in pivotal role in the development of my character and has captured my imagination since childhood.
The Alamo Flag 1824 is a historical flag that is essentially the Mexican tricolor flag, but instead of the eagle in the middle it has “1824,” referencing the 1824 Constitution of Mexico. It is debated whether or not this flag was flown at the Alamo, but the flag certainly did exist and many of were fighting for a return to the 1824 Constitution.
Despite this, the flag has come to symbolize the Battle of the Alamo and the battle of Texas independence.
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Stoltz, C. (2023, December 20). How Phil Collins remembers the Alamo. Fodors Travel Guide. https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/texas/san-antonio/experiences/news/phil-collinss-surprising-love-of-and-contributions-to-the-alamo-in-texas
Greene, A. (2018, June 25). Q&A: Phil Collins on his Alamo Obsession, retirement. Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-phil-collins-on-his-alamo-obsession-retirement-126627