In OTL, Davy Crockett arrived at The Alamo on February 8th, 1836. Fifteen Days later, Santa Anna would arrive. You all know the story from there.
What if, in an alternate world, Crockett doesn't arrive at the Alamo for whatever reason (it's abandoned to strengthen Goliad could be a reason)...
Hello, according to what I read. The Seven Laws (Siete Leyes) were the "cause" of Texas' independence from Mexico in 1836 and also had an effect on the U.S.-Mexican War between 1846 and 1848.
If the enactment of the Seven Laws is avoided and with a more stable Mexico, the independence of Texas...
Sam Houston moved to Mexican Texas in 1832, shortly after his scandalous assault of Congressman William Stanbery. The circumstances of his move are unclear: some say he was sent to oversee Texas's transfer to the US (or was scheming to build his own independent country), some believe he traveled...
Sam Houston is often described as the political protegee of Andrew Jackson. So this begs the question: if Jackson never became President, for whatever reasons, how would this impact Houston's career? I've speculated that without Jackson's presidency Houston might not have fled to Texas as in OTL...
What would be the primary consequences of a Mexican victory in the Texas Rebellion? Would Mexico have been able to stabilize itself efficiently enough to avoid simply losing it later, likely to the United States? And assuming they were able to overcome most of their other domestic issues, and...
I was at the Alamo today, looking around, and heard that after the Battle of San Jacinto, the Texans threatened to kill Santa Anna if he didn't sign a peace treaty. If true, what would be the reprococions if the Texans decided to have him killed?
God bless the Republic of Texas!-President Rick Perry 2011
If we are to liberate ourselves from Santa Anna's tyranny than a stand must be made at the Alamo.-Colonel James Bowie to Colonel James Fannin. 1836
Five years ago I came to this country to fight for a free and independent Texas. Never...