Posted on 09/11/2018 3:18:54 PM PDT by jazusamo
A lot of people don’t realize Texas and New Mexico were being populated with people distancing themselves from the Spanish-and after 1821- the Mexican government-both were oppressive and greedy-just an arm of the government they brought over from Spain with them. Plenty of us here and in NM have ancestors who left Mexico prior to the 1800’s to escape that tyranny...
No sweat FRiend, I knew ya weren’t .. just felt like a mini-rant ;-)
Hey, I think your rant works either way, so good job.
Love me some Ray Wylie Hubbard!
Some on the inside might have been named that as well. Many of the fighters were originally from Mexico.
George P. Bush was born a Mexican national.
I’m sure his feelings are as mixed as his nationality.
Not a natural born citizen of the USA.
So, that's your pitiful excuse for trying to tie Cruz' ancestors to the Alamo attackers??
You didn't answer my original question.....what was your previous FR handle?
Even as someone quite new to Texas and to San Antonio I will not forget the Alamo, nor those office holders who are shamefully trying to sacrifice its history to the false gods of Leftist dogma.
An even worse massacre of unarmed Texans took place at nearly the same time as the Alamo defense.
The Goliad massacre was an event that occurred on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, following the Battle of Goliad in which over 400 unarmed prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were executed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas. This War crime is nearly forgotten by history.
The Army of Texas not only yelled, “Remember the Alamo” at the final Battle of San Jacinto. They also yelled, “Remember Goliad” as they caught the Mexican Army taking their afternoon siesta.
Cruz is a pretty common Spanish name both in Spain and in all of what used to be New Spain. There were soldiers with my family surname that fought on both sides of the war for Texas independence-it was and is a common Spanish Basque surname-all “Hispanic” surnames originated in Spain centuries ago and were brought here by Spaniards...
Absolutely, nor will I.
The Alamo is not only a symbol of heroism to Texans but to people across the nation.
As a kid raised in California I learned “remember the Alamo” and their heroic stand at a young age as I’m sure many do in our country.
Thank you!
I have two plausible theories: Either you are making fun of idiotic Leftists trolls trying to stir up division, or you are one. If you are the latter, then I feel obliged to inform you that unlike the Left, we don't judge people on what ethnic background they have. That is why we were against slavery and Jim Crow laws decades ago when the Left supported them. That is why we are against stirring up racial divisions like the Left does today by creating a false narrative that women and minorities are the perpetual victims of a cabal of white men. Racially bigoted statements out you as a Leftist friend.
Geo P is also the TX state official with [stolen] oversight authority over the Alamo.
I can’t stand George P Bush, or really any Bush, but you are an idiot.
There were people of Mexican decent on both sides of the siege of the Alamo, if that is what you are referring to.
You are so right on. Many people, some may call them Yankees, don’t understand that many “Hispanics” fought for Texas and their families are proud Americans. Maybe a few are not, but they not the majority. They have been here for generations.
Ted Cruz Supports the Alamo
Robert O’Rourke Supports Colon Kaepernick and Kneelers.
This is but one reason why Cruz will have a double digit win over that loser.
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