Thank you very much for these details. I know every country wants to teach their children the simplest, easiest to digest truth. But we are not children here, and this is why I come to this website.
You're welcome. I have roots in Texas back to at least 1835. I have always enjoyed reading history, especially obscure stuff. One problem that I run into far too often is the assertion that when children in Texas are taught about anglo settlement, the empresario system, the grants for settlement, etc that state curriculum glosses over the role of slavery in anglo settlement at the time. I had Texas history in grade school back in the 60's and we definitely covered the fact that anglo settlers brought slaves with them into Texas and that this was a contentious point. We covered Mexican history leading up to the Texas Revolution so we could understand the whole background of the relationship between Mexicans already living for generations in the Mexican state of Tejas and the Anglos who hoped to establish themselves in the state. Of course the fall of the Alamo was a sacred event to be remembered forever but we still learned that there were Mexican residents of Texas who opposed Santa Ana.
History always has weird twists and unexpected alliances. That book is a great book full of descriptions of contemporary occurrences that really make you appreciate how far we have all come.
