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Third Doctor

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7. I think that Mexico was going to lose half of it's territory

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 04:01 PM

Feb 2013

no matter who it's leader was. The US had adopted a manifest destiny way of thinking that conveniently self justified taking the lands of natives and foreign powers. The Texas revolution is more of a complex matter than what the movies and a lot of history books paints it to be.

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Travis' 'Victory or Death' letter returns to the Alamo [View all] El Supremo Feb 2013 OP

The Travis Letter El Supremo Feb 2013 #1

pretty exciting actually tomm2thumbs Feb 2013 #2

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You have a profound misunderstanding of the events of the Battle of the Alamo Justitia Feb 2013 #4

History is written by the victors.... Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #5

Santa Anna is the only one to blame. El Supremo Feb 2013 #6

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Don't mention the fact that Davy Crockett was one of a handful of survivors... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #9

I think that Mexico was going to lose half of it's territory Third Doctor Feb 2013 #7