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In the recounting of the event, particularly in the context and prelude, the parties involved are repeatedly referred to as “Mexicans” and “Texans,” or at least, the governmental/military parties are referred to as “the Mexicans” as a way to differentiate them from the settlers/civilians. Unless I’m
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It leads to a very US-centric reading and colors the reader’s understanding of the events pretty severely. I’m no history buff though, so maybe I missed something?
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Shouldn’t the flag used for Texians for this battle be the “come and take it” flag? The blue flag with the star was not adopted by Texas until after the war.
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mistaken, all people living in this area at this time would be Mexicans, as this was still part of Mexico. So at the time, these Texans were also Mexicans.
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version - certainly utilized in some part, but not sure if it is needed.
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Concur; it's just the wrong flag for the time period. Not clear on the
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Texan is not used at all in the article; the term used here is
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