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"Captured by Santa Anna during the Texas conflict, this historic garrison is notorious for its bloody fall and for Santa Anna’s troops reportedly bayoneting surviving Texan prisoners of war. The brutality of that episode helped produce the rallying cry “Remember the Alamo!”, which galvanized settler militias and played a pivotal role in the forces that ultimately wrested Texas from Mexico." - Claudia Geib
