You're correct, Michael. Thank you for the correction. I'll change it immediately. I had been working on a Goliad piece at the same time. I knew both event occurred on Sunday—and that Palm Sunday was when the Goliad Massacre occurred, but transposed it to the fall of the Alamo. Again, I appreciate your careful reading and point out this mistake.
I believe many of the evens described in the de la Peña narrative are accurate, but I'm suspicious of the story concerning Crockett's surrender/capture and execution. Executions took place at the Alamo, and it was probably seven men, but naming Crockett in the narrative given the facts as described about Folio 35 should make us question the authenticity of the story. I'm not saying it's absolutely untrue. But neither should anyone serious about history say it's absolutely true and present it as such. The plain fact is, we'd don't know with any level of historical certainty whether Crockett died fighting or died by execution. It's a mystery that has, of yet, been unresolved.
I appreciate you comments and supporting my endeavors here. Blessings.
See "Death of Legend - the Myth and Mystery Surrounding the Death of Davy Crockett."
The Alamo did not fall on Palm Sunday; the massacre at Goliad took place on that day.
You're correct, Michael. Thank you for the correction. I'll change it immediately. I had been working on a Goliad piece at the same time. I knew both event occurred on Sunday—and that Palm Sunday was when the Goliad Massacre occurred, but transposed it to the fall of the Alamo. Again, I appreciate your careful reading and point out this mistake.
Absolutely excellent!
Thank you so much, Michael. I've been thinking about this for some time.
It was all great. I’ve been looking at de la Peña’s writing recently and it’s helpful to know your perspective.
I believe many of the evens described in the de la Peña narrative are accurate, but I'm suspicious of the story concerning Crockett's surrender/capture and execution. Executions took place at the Alamo, and it was probably seven men, but naming Crockett in the narrative given the facts as described about Folio 35 should make us question the authenticity of the story. I'm not saying it's absolutely untrue. But neither should anyone serious about history say it's absolutely true and present it as such. The plain fact is, we'd don't know with any level of historical certainty whether Crockett died fighting or died by execution. It's a mystery that has, of yet, been unresolved.
I appreciate you comments and supporting my endeavors here. Blessings.