The Alamo

Just like the battle of Bunker Hill, which was fought on Breeds Hill, the original name for this battle was Misiуn San Antonio de Valero. The Alamo is a Spanish word for “cottonwood”, which was used in honor of their hometown Alamo de Parras, Coahuila. It was the home to both Revolutionaries and Royalists during Mexico’s ten-year struggle for independence. The Alamo remains hallowed ground, and also used as the Shrine of Texas Liberty.

Many people were wondering, "What type of contributions do these parts have towards the film as entertainment, or as a historical document towards the Alamo?" This movie was based on the real history, but with a few minor adjustments for people’s interests. There were scenes, for example when the movie shows Davy Crockett answering the Mexican’s music with his violin, which it was to get the people’s attention and to get their interests onto the whole entire scene. There were other parts of the movie, when Colonel Bowie died in his bed, being stabbed it was based on historical and medical facts. There were even names for each person who fought at the Alamo.

When this movie was made, it was mostly based on the historical facts. All the telegrams and letters that were sent to distant relatives were valuable proof of what really happened at the Alamo. The Mexican army and the Texans were at a standoff to test each other on which army has the better advantage over one another. No one really survived at the Alamo. The Mexicans have conquered it, but was defeated in a short period of time by General Sam Houston and his army.

There were a few historical fictions throughout the movie. In an incident Colonel James Bowie shot a few Mexican soldiers and died in bed when he was stabbed to death. The stabbing of Colonel Bowie was true based on his medical records, but the weapons that he used to defend himself did not play a role during his history. The historians did not find any weapons, except for the bowie knife.

For an exciting movie, the movie producers added some dramatic effects into the making of The Alamo. In the scene, General Sam Houston is talking to Captain Juan Seguin about Willington’s plan. The movie producer wanted to add that exciting effect towards the audience, to get them into the mood of the scene. The producers wanted to let people have some excitement once in a while, but also to learn more about the history of the people who were involved in the Alamo.

Even though this movie was made for people’s entertainment, the producer, the cast, and the crew wanted to experience the history of what it was like