Alamo Myths

Only weeks after the 13-day siege and battle, contemporary newspapers provided conflicting accounts of what happened at the famous mission-fortress. And in the years that followed, painters, poets, writers and filmmakers provided multiple interpretations of Texas’ memorable 13 days of glory. Since the Texas Sesquicentennial in 1986, however, a new wave of Alamo scholarship has attempted to more accurately describe the story of the Alamo. The research continues but, Alamo myths are resilient.