My trip to the Alamo was an enjoyable and educational experience. Even though I didn’t get to take the tour with the class, I still gained a lot of information. While walking around the Alamo, I discovered that most of the history is located within the Long Barrack. While strolling in the Long Barrack, I viewed paintings, stories, and artifacts. The problems that I saw was the stories only told the Texas version to the story and there was nothing negative about it.
As history has shown General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the leader for the Mexican army. I have been taught that Santa Anna was a bad leader who was a dictator. They treated the people unfair and due to this Texas wanted its independence. On the other side Santa Anna may have been seen as a great leader. Mexicans may see him as someone who tried to protect the land that was once theirs. To some individuals he may be considered a hero for what he did.
I am not trying to say that the items presented in the Alamo are not correct. As I stated earlier they just tell one side of the story. It would be nice to see both sides of the story told exhibited right next to each other. It would be wrong of me to judge him for whom he is. I don’t know both sides of the story. There is always a second part to every story. In this case the other part was just left out.
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