One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of the Texian prisoners captured after the Battle of Coleto Creek. While ...

In the Mexican American war, six child cadets, fought U.S. forces to the death at the Battle of Chapultepec... or so the ...

Present at Goliad on that day was Francita Alavez, who had accompanied Mexican Captain Telesforo Alavez to Texas. Historians have been unable to discover anything about Francita before her appearance ...

In another model, users can interact with a depiction of the siege and battle of the Alamo in 1836. Mexican soldiers surround the Alamo as Texans, including historic figures like James Bowie, William ...

Time to take down my National Hug a Newsperson Day (April 4, it didn’t work), just like my flag for National Peanut Butter ...

Texas is a state that prides itself on its particular spirit in independence. Largely, it stems from the famous Texas Revolution, which liberated the state from the rule of Mexico in the 1800s. Lots ...

As a Hollywood legend of unmatched proportions, many of the greatest John Wayne movies were actually based on or inspired by ...

Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler ... bronze statues of Alamo soldiers in the Cavalry Courtyard.

Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler ... bronze statues of Alamo soldiers in the Cavalry Courtyard.

Throughout the early 19th Century, Spanish soldiers stationed at the mission started calling it “El Alamo,” which was a reference to both the grove of cottonwood trees surrounding it and the Mexican ...

Texans and history enthusiasts are invited to attend the official San Jacinto Day Ceremony marking the 189th anniversary of ...