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Subject: Excerpt Of History
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:33:42 EDT
The Alamo San Antonio, Texas This very famous, historical landmark which
remains a prideful part of Texas history, is said to be truly haunted. Not a
surprise, due to what has conspiring here in 1836. The Alamo was originally a
small chapel built by Franciscan monks here in 1718. Later it was expanded
as a mission and a fortress, used by Texas as a stronghold against the
Mexicans over land rights. In March, 1836, the president of Mexico General Antonio
Lopez de Santa Ana and 4000 troops laid siege to the Alamo. The 11-day
battle resulted in the deaths of most of the 188 defenders of the Alamo. The
Loses for the Mexicans were over 1600. General Lopez de Santa Ana ordered the
bodies of the slain Texans dumped in a large grave and the Alamo torn to the
ground. But when the men started tearing down the walls, ghostly hands
protruded to stop them and they fled in fear. The Alamo has not forgotten the
cries of those that perished on that day. Today the Alamo still stands in the
heart of San Antonio. Tourists staying in a nearby hotel have reported
seeing grotesque apparitions coming from the wall of the old Alamo. There are
also other reports of a ghost on top of the Alamo, walking back and forth trying
to find an escape. Other reports of screaming and yelling coming from the
Alamo after hours are also heard.
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