Stories abound that Colonel William Travis drew a line in the sand with his sword telling the men in the Alamo that there was no escaping the Mexicans and that all who wanted to stand with him should cross the line.
Legend has it all but one man did. How real is this story?
2007-07-14 05:08:29 · 7 answers · asked by genaddt 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The current thinking is that it probably did not happen. On the other hand, so far as is known, anyone who could have vouched for the story died in the final assault that morning 170 years ago this March 6.
The dramatic tale did not appear in print until 1873, nearly 40 years after the battle. The man who wrote the story for the Texas Almanac - William Physick Zuber - later admitted that while he reconstructed major portions of Travis' speech, he included only one paragraph of fiction. Unfortunately, he did not say which paragraph that was.
In the end it matters not whether Travis actually drew a line in sand. We Texans know that Texas, like America, is not some dry collection of facts.
Travis and the other heros of the Texas Revolution are part of the glory and the dream lives in our hearts and that is the truth of Texas.
2007-07-14 05:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by Rillifane 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's legend. All the Texans at the Alamo died, so how could we know? It's a good story, though.
2007-07-14 05:16:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter? What does matter is that Willaim B. Travis and his men took a stand and cost Santa Anna dearly and gave Sam Houston valuable time. One has to truly admire the men from Gonzales who rode through enemy lines to join Travis and his men. More should be written about them.
2015-12-26 11:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by Houston Attorney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One person at the Alamo elected to not remain and its from him that we have all the biographical information. On the balance of probability I doubt he did anything so melodramatic - not really his style I would have said.
2007-07-14 05:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by wanderjahre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-10 11:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are so many legends regarding the Alamo, but seriously doubt this one actually took place
2007-07-14 10:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that's how I've heard the story.
2007-07-14 05:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ten Commandments 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋