A Mexican Soldier's Letter From the Alamo

I've always believed that when you try to acquire information about events that happened years ago; the best thing to do is look for eyewitness accounts first and foremost. It makes no difference to me what some would-be modern day historian thinks or says about any historical event, I want to hear it from the ones that were actually there or participated.

There were eyewitnesses to the Battle of the Alamo. Letters were written; daily diaries and journals were kept. Certain individuals in both armies saw fit to write down in some form or another what they saw and experienced during this terrible time.

It is interesting to look at this battle through the eyes of the Mexican soldier. The men in the Texas Army were fighting to defend their families, land, and rights as they felt were guaranteed to them by the Mexican Constitution of 1824. The Mexican soldier was defending his country.