What if Santa Ana, after being captured in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto, refuses to sign the Treaties of Velasco which granted Texas its independence??? What if he had said something like "Patria o muerte" (Fatherland or death), "Es mejor morir de pie que vivir de rodillas" (It's more worthy to die standing than to live on your knees) or "Hace más de 4 siglos, Guatemozín prefirío la tortura a entregar el tesoro de nuestra nación. Yo prefiero sufrir lo que me depare el destino a entregar un solo palmo de tierra de mi patria" (More than 4 centuries ago, Chactemoc prefered to be tortured instead of telling the invaders where the treasure of our nation was burried. I'd rather suffer what comes in the future than give away a single acre of my fatherland).
Note: they all sound much better in Spanish.
Note: they all sound much better in Spanish.