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CWL · November 10, 2002, 02:57 PM

Historically speaking, weren't the majority of Alamo defenders actually "Texians" -as they were then called, or legally, really "Mexicans" -since Texas was still part of Mexico at that time?

After the war, Texas was a soveriegn state for a few years before joining the Union.

November 10, 2002, 02:57 PM	#6
CWL Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,576	Historically speaking, weren't the majority of Alamo defenders actually "Texians" -as they were then called, or legally, really "Mexicans" -since Texas was still part of Mexico at that time? After the war, Texas was a soveriegn state for a few years before joining the Union. __________________ Vae Victis