Remember The Alamo

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In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although under Mexican rule, the region was home to more than 20,000 U.S. settlers agitated by what they saw as restrictive Mexican policies. Mexican officials, concerned with illegal trading and immigration to Texas, were prepared to fight hard to keep the province under control. Caught in the middle were the area's 4,000 Mexican Texans or Tejanos who were forced to choose a side. The conflict pitted brother against brother and devastated the community. This film shows the Tejano gamble for a more prosperous future in an independent Texas proved tragic for Tejanos. Following the revolution, they were overwhelmed by a surge of U.S. immigration. Through intimidation and outright theft, vast tracks of Tejano land were transferred to U.S. speculators. Terrorized and beleaguered, Tejanos became foreigners in a land they had fought valiantly to defend.

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