In 1835, settlers and Tejanos in Mexican Texas launched a rebellion that exploded into a full-scale war for independence. Against dictator Santa Anna’s powerful army, Texan forces fought brutal ...

He figures in American history, too, in the story of the Texas Revolution and most notably, his defeat of the rebel forces at the Alamo. Early Lessons in Brutality Santa Anna was born in 1794 to a ...

Time to put up the Lone Star flag because April 21 is approaching. I can see you are new to Texas, Pilgrim, so let me explain.