Battle of the Alamo

Hannah Este had bore four children, unfortunately only one of the children, William survived. William joined the United States Army then volunteered for Confederate service, but later was killed in a battle at Spanish Fort, Alabama in 1865. David Burnet became depressed due to this big blow. After her death David G. Burnet hired a slave and paid his rent in order for his income to pay for his room and board. Lamar and David Burnet gathered information…

Spanish conquistadors from 1519 to 1522. Mexico was under the control of Spain until 1821 when it won independence. The next major war that Mexico fought was with the United States of America from 1835 to 1836. Most notable battles where the battle of the Alamo and the battle of San Jacinto. Mexico then fought the United States of America in the Mexican-American war from 1846 to 1848. The loss of the Mexican-American war resulted in the establishment of Mexico’s northern border with the…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…

and night courses through out my progression in my education career and it has landed me an associates from Palo Alto College of Alamo Colleges and soon to be a baccalaureate from TAMUSA this spring semester of 2016. Looking down the road the ahead, a few years back, I knew money was going to be an issues as I was first coming into TAMUSA from Palo Alto College of Alamo Colleges. Despite taking out student loans, I came up with a personal courage choice for myself and an opportunity to pay for…

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2012). Planning the group. In R.W. Toseland & R.F. Rivas. An introduction to group work practice. (7th ed.), (pp. 160-196). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. The first part of planning involves forming the group and the second one – adjustments by the leader and the members during the group development. Forming involves focus on the individual member, group as a whole, and the environment. Model for planning both treatment and task groups includes the following actions:…

The Mexican-American War: A Forgotten Fight What do most people think of when they think of the Alamo? Defenders dying in a heroic last stand? Or the unmerciful slaughter of innocent men trying to protect their homes from invaders? Is that all they think of? There is much more to the Mexican-American War than most people think there is. Despite the fact that it is overshadowed by other major historical events, the Mexican-American War is one of the most important events in the history of the…

kamikaze was able to sink the whole U.S. battle ship after damaging a couple of other ships with bombs and…

The Texas Revolution began with the Battle of Gonzales in October 1835 and ended with the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The Mexican-American War, also called Mexican War, was a war that was fought between the United States and Mexico beginning in April 1846 and ending in February 1848 with the signing of…

rewarding than simply Texas. Therefore, Polk did not attempt to withdraw Americans from the Texas territory, in hope that maybe a war would break out. He got his wish on July 7, 1846, when Mexico declared war on the United States after a few small battles and, more importantly, three days after California declared themselves independent from Mexico. All of these events supported Polk’s ideas and only encouraged him to anger Mexico. He accomplished this by sending Zachary Taylor to depart Fort…

A Texas Experience I was driving around the areas of San Antonio, Texas when all of a sudden, I found myself admiring my surroundings in San Antonio. I had nothing important to do and was just driving around and then started craving a coffee. So, I pulled into a Starbucks to grab a coffee and met a new friend named Efrain Navarro that was also there for a coffee, or maybe a latte. We engaged in a simple “hi, how are you” conversation as we were formed in line waiting to place our order. A…