Glad you guys enjoyed San Antonio...FYI London born musician Phil Collins is a major contributor to The Alamo in which he donated 200 artifacts he collected over decades in 2014 which they made into a museum
Thank you for that information. Now I am verry disappointed that they spent !00 million dollars on housing his collection and a fellow countrymen Phill Collins didn't get a mention. Up until now from what I have heard it wasn't worth the trouble. I feel different now. I heard his voice in the background.
Thank you so much for the respect you gave to an important part of American history. Travis, the commander of the Alamo, was ordered to abandon the Alamo and join with the main force under Sam Houston. He chose to disobey those orders and was joined by other heroes of our Frontier such as Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Santa Ana surrounded the Alamo with the whole Mexican Army. The Mexican trumpet call that Santa Anna used against the Alamo to announce no quarter was "El Degüello". The Mexican army killed everyone in the Alamo except for just a few women and children, even those who were wounded and could no longer fight were killed. The defenders of the Alamo held off the Mexican army for 13 days giving Sam Houston precious time to organize his army. Houston retreated for a month from the Mexican army wearing them out and stretching their supply lines before attacking and routing the whole Mexican army. The names of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett are sacred to all Texans as are all the men who fought and died in the Alamo.
"Deguello" comes from a battle tactic of Spain & means "throat cutting". The "Black Flag", no quarter & no mercy. And we Texans view it as our "Thermopylae" where the "pass" was held for long enough for Gen Houston to pick his time & place of battle, resulting in the victory at San Jacinto.
Guys, you're doing us Texans proud with your history reminders. Thank you. I had forgotten some important details. I need to go back and review it again. As a child, I didn't care much about history. As an adult, I've grown to appreciate it much more.
CSA = Confederate States of America. Texas was a part of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, and that was the national flag of the Confederacy.
@@Longhauler85 But, being its own Republic BEFORE joining the Union, Texas retained its OWN flag during the CSA period. And the Republic of Texas preceded both CSA & Union periods.
So cool to see the Alamo, my favorite Artist was a big Alamo history buff and he donated his own collection of artifacts from the Alamo to the Alamo..the musician I’m referring to is Phil Collins!!
My maternal ancestor was a Lieutenant under General Caldwell. He didn't fight at the Alamo. We have always been interested in Texas history. We lived in San Antonio for a few years. Whenever anyone visited us we had to go to the Alamo, Zoo and the Riverwalk. From your videos there more to see now. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
If you come on down to SA there are a series of Spanish missions on the Southside of town that are part of the UNESCO world heritage sites and near the Alamo there is also the former Spanish governor's palace to check out.
The church is the center of the Alamo. The church and quadrangle are what the men and women converted into a fortification. You mentioned the church as if it's a side item but that's the one part to go into for sure. There are signs outside which depict what the land had once appeared as and how it was used. You may not have noticed but there's a lot of history regarding the outside and the area between the Alamo and the Riverwalk.
19:01 Hi yall I'm from the Austin area, been to The Alamo many times, it's sacred ground we all walk on, and what took place there, the bravery of a few men knowing they were outnumbered, they bought time for Sam Houston to gather more men and arms to finally defeat Santa Anna. Much respect to you Sir for removing your cap..glad all have a great visit..doors are always open for yall
@@betsyduane3461 They were heroes who died fighting a dictator. Tejanos fought and died there as well, I guess you think they were slavers too. 🙄 I'm a Texan, a Tejano, and damn proud of the history of this state,.
@@thetapheonix TX was stolen from Mexico in a trumped up war. The white people were slavers, they were evil people. There were two presidents of Mexico overlapping during the days of the battle, neither was a dictator.
Live Oak, Quercus virginiana, is an evergreen oak that grows natively from central Texas to Virginia. It’s the classic southern oak, often draped with Spanish moss.
It's also a particularly tough and strong wood that the British used to cut and take to build their war fleet with. It is a protected tree here in SC and even the state and federal governments have a hard time getting permission to cut them down as they would take so long to replace. Streets often work the way around them and even on Parris Island (Marine Boot Camp), they have to build around them. If I remember correctly, the USS "Constitution" entered into a battle with the UK HMS Guerriere. When the HMS fired cannon balls at the hull of the Constitution, the Cannon Balls bounced off and she acquired the name "Old Iron Sides". It was this strength in the wood that the British wanted as (at the time) it seemed impenetrable. The big strong trees often fair well even in the toughest of hurricanes. The wood is so strong that the trunk can easily support such large and heavy limbs that give it that particular appearance (At least, this is how I remember being taught this in History class about 100 years ago) /grins/.
Search RUclips for The Alamo in the 1950s. I did my United States Air Force basic training in San Antonio and part of the way through, our flight got day passes to see The Alamo. That was almost fifty years ago and the whole place was nothing like it is in this video. The large plaza in front didn't exist, with the busy street running only a few yards away from the facade . There was no souvenir shop or external museum, because the inside of the Church was the museum. There were no electronics, nor paintings or modern renovations. There was just the reverence for the heros, Colonels, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and Lieutenant Colonel William Travis along with their men.
I am from San Antonio and we had a field trip to the Alamo in the late 1980s, it was very different than it is now. The chapel was the same but all that other stuff was added on, even the street in front of the Alamo was full of different things.
Did anyone else realize that the voice doing the narrating at 15:09 is Phil Collins-- the drummer of Genesis? He owns the largest collection artifacts from the Alamo in the world.
America actually has a war prize from the battle of the Alamo. It’s general Santa Anna’s wooden prosthetic leg. Somehow we got it off him. Although the Mexican government has been screaming for years trying to recover it as a cultural relic. Unfortunately they legally don’t have any ground to stand on. It’s technically still considered a war trophy and gained legally by the American government. The leg is still on display somewhere in Texas as a museum piece. You can literally see how time just ate away at the leg.
My sister and her ex when to texas years ago. I asked them to get me some kind of souvenir. What they got me was a keychain that had "my friends went to Texas and all they got me was this lousy keychain" on it.
Love San Antonio! Such a rich city in Texas history. Supposedly one of my ancestors fought at the battle of the Alamo (Andrew Kent). I hope y’all got to visit the Emily Morgan. It’s the hotel that’s to the left of the Alamo. It use to be a hospital and it’s said to be haunted. Stay safe and hope y’all had fun! ❤
The thing you need to know about the Alamo is that...those men knew they wouldn't survive. Davy Crockett came from Tennessee and ended up joining the fight. Those 383 men held off a much larger Mexican army and gave Sam Houston and his men the opportunity to move eastward and regroup. They then overwhelmed the a much larger Mexican army at San Jacinto (very near where I grew up). It was at San Jacinto where Texas won its independence. The sacrifice of those men at the Alamo and at Goliad will never be forgotten.
So great to watch you enjoy this beautiful country of ours.Your visit to San Antonio brought back a lot of great memories for me. I did my basic training for the USAF at Lackland AFB in San Antonio and our first venture off -base into San Antonio is one I'll never forget...it really seems like yesterday! Had a ball at the Riverwalk with my flight mates and the Alamo at night, with all the lights illuminating it, was absolutely spectacular! We took a bus out to Breckenridge Pk/San Antonio Zoo via North St.Mary St and it was incredibly and a whole lot of fun... think little Archie would really love that... he's so cute!
For those that don't know the Alamo is a Spanish mission. There are Spanish missions all over the state of Texas as well as other states. There are actually several other Spanish missions located not far from this Alamo in San Antonio. Some of these missions are still used today as Catholic churches. In addition a few of them still have their original walls standing unlike the alamo. Seeing these walls makes you understand how big the Alamo was with its walls before they were destroyed
Shaun Alexander from Edinburgh recorded on the grounds and inside the building when he and his wife visited 2 years ago and received a special honor from the mayor's office just outside the main doors. They also visited the special stone and flag Edinburgh gifted to the Alamo.
I love that you guys went to San Antonio. Been there 5 times myself. Its a beautiful and fun place. I go to the Alamo every time because i love history. And that mall is amazing.
@@philipbutler6608 That's part of the problem. I've seen both the John Wayne and the 2004 version, and the John Wayne version is entertaining, but i think some good questions are: Is entertainment really worth the lack of historical accuracy in films that are "based on true stories"? Is entertainment more valuable than intelligence?
I live in San Antonio and haven't been inside The Alamo since elementary school. I walk by from time to time but have never been in that new looking museum part of it!
@boyscouts83712 we are only seeing a portion of its actual size, we're not seeing the walls that were built around it, small portions of original barracks. If it was that small they would have been defeated quicker..we see mostly the original mission, they came in and built walls around it, the cannons they used were on some of the walls, plus the city is built up around it now, not quite the same affect it had..still a honored place to visit
One of my wife's ancestors died in the Alamo. He had lived in Stephen F. Austin's colony and he answered the call to go defend the Alamo. My wife and her siblings inherited that original land in Austin"s colony and they still own it today.
Here is a neat fact, the Alamo was a stop on the “ El Camino Royale” which is Spanish for the king’s highway. This was the route that the Spaniards used to transport gold, silver and goods from Mexico through Texas and to port of New Orleans La. You can still drive this road today as it is Texas highway 21. Also this road travels right through the oldest town in Texas and my hometown of Nacogdoches Texas which was founded in mid 1700’s. I am so glad y’all are enjoying our great state but there enough things to see and do. I have lived here born and raised a Texan and at 52 years old I still have not seen it all.❤
If you guys enjoy aquariums when you do your tour of the Southeast check out the Tennessee Aquarium and the Atlanta Zoo/Cyclorama all three attractions are amazing. The Zoo and Cyclorama are right next to each other and used to have a package ticket deal. The Cyclorama is a Civil War memorial dedicated to one of the famous battles around Atlanta during the war. It is a 360 degree hand painted mural that merges into models and set pieces in front of the mural creating a cinematic style landscape that depicts the battle.
I say this for non-Americans who may watch this channel: There is a famous legend of the Alamo, called the "Legend of the Line." Colonel William Travis, who was leading the fort against General Santa Anna and his army, was given a final chance to surrender or all of the defenders would be killed. Colonel Travis took out his sabre and drew a line in the sand - cross to his side and fight, likely risking death, or stay on the other side and surrender. According to the story, all but one decided to stay and fight. Whether it's true or not is unsure, but it's a very interesting story. If it is true, there's a metal line on the floor of one section of the Alamo, which is where Travis was supposed to have drawn the line.
I'm glad you had a good time, and I love your videos. I was born and raised in San Antonio but have lived in Dallas for over 50 years now. Next time stay longer because there are lots of places to see. Try Brackenridge Park. They have a great zoo, a 20-minute miniature train ride through the park, and a kiddie amusement park with lots of rides all for young kids. Another favorite is Natural Bridge Caverns, about 30 minutes north -- I think it is the best cave/caverns in Texas. You can find RUclips videos and webpages of these places. Oh, and fiesta is a great time if you like a party atmosphere and parades -- usually the week of April 21 (when Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna). The Saturday night parade is my favorite.
You should go to St. Agustine in Northern Florida. There is a fort and the oldest city. Some walls still have the cannon balls embedded. The trolley ride gives you a lot of history. They are the original buildings including a church, school, etc.
I’m related to the Burleson family, one of their family Bibles and a rifle is on display at the Alamo, my brother got to go in and they closed down the section, gave him some white gloves and let him hold the rifle from the display. I was so jealous I wasn’t with him!
I don't remember the museum being there last time I was at the Alamo. There was just the Mission and the barracks. But that was many years ago so maybe I'm not remembering correctly or we just didn't go inside it. We did go to Ripley's Believe it or Not wax museum and funhouse when they were right across the street, but I don't believe they're there anymore. But if they are, they're really interesting places to visit.
Sealife actually does not have the deep sea creatures. They are entirely coral reef fish and shallow water fish. I believe San Diego and the national aquarium in Baltimore have the deep sea fish. The Natural history museum in DC has the preserved specimens on display. They also have the giant lion’s man jellyfish on display which really do not preserve well yet it’s absolutely perfect in what it looks like in life.
The entire area around the Alamo is going to be redone starting as of yesterday. Some of the buildings you walked by are going to be demolished. Hope you went by San Fernando Cathedral, Spanish Governor's Palace, Historic Market Square, San Antonio Missions, Sea World, just a few.
Great review of the Alamo, Beesleys. Love your blogs of your trip to the states . I know you have done film reviews in the past, you might want to do one on the Alamo. Disney back in the 1990s had a version on the battle that was very good, I believe Ron Howard directed it. You both might want to review it sometime. Unfortunately, most of the movies on the Alamo were box office flops, but I think you both would enjoy this version. Looking forward to seeing more!
I'm not sure if you knew Phil Collins had the largest private collection of Alamo relics. In 2014 he donated them to the General Land Office which oversees the Alamo.
If y'all go back to San Antonio again in the future you should try to do the San Antonio mission trail. Several Spanish missions up and down the River there. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, also natural bridge caverns just north of town is fantastic! 👍🏻
Did y'all happen to see a cat roaming the grounds around the Alamo? It's said that that cat is a descendant of one of the cats that was around during the battle.
If you watch the movie “The Alamo”, probably the best one available is the one from 2004, you can get a real good feel for what happened right where y’all were standing and walking.
The flag of France was just a brief moment in Texas history, a teeny blip that many Texans don't consider significant or worthy of inclusion in the state flags.
The only problem with a clown fish is they have a prickly friend for a home. Santa Ana messed up big time at the Alamo when killed everybody that might of fought again him. When he remove surrender as a option. It meant win or die. So you fight until you can fight no more.
Very, very cool to see y'all in my home city!! Of course we locals rarely go to all these tourist trap locations unless we're showing visitors from out-of-town. That said, these are must-visit locations for those who've never been! Btw, me and my family are from here, but I grew up as a kid in the UK so I can relate to so much on your channel.
Also good for you that you came once it started to get "cooler". Still hot as hell right now, but would've been much worse 3 or 4 weeks ago. But December is definitely THE BEST time to visit San Antonio. Not only for the cooler (jumper) weather, but also the Xmas decorations which make Downtown look better and more stunning than the rest of the year. January is depressing once all the decorations have been removed and they literally finish the job in about 1 day. 😔
The Alamo is infamous due to the Mexican General Santa Anna having all the surviving Texans slaughtered after the end of the battle. During the battles between the Mexicans and the American/Texans they would cry out REMEMBER THE ALAMO! There are two movies about the Alamo battle. John Wayne's movie released in 1960, and a more recent one was released in 2004 with Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton. Both are called "The Alamo". A little heads up for the souvenir penny crusher machines. You need to use the pennies made BEFORE 1982. They are 90% copper. The ones made AFTER 1981 are zinc (a white/silver-looking metal), coated with copper. When you crush the newer pennies they don't look as nice. Sometimes it's hard to find the older pennies. Ask a cashier if they have a couple. The newer penny-crushing machines don't give you the option of using your own pennies and 9 times out of 10 they'll be using the newer copper-coated zinc pennies. The newer machines charge more too. 😥 Now, ya know.
I haven't been to the Alamo in nearly thirty years. It has changed a lot.. It seems to be more of a museum now than a Texas shrine. At my time video was not permitted and only certain areas could be photographed, hats of any kind were not allowed, you were told to be quiet and respectful, touching the actual stones/bricks was forbidden and the gift shop was extremely limited. Maybe a few stickers, pins or small flags.... (edit) Wanted to say sorry, didn't realize y'all hadn't entered the mission before I commented.
If you get a chance. Check out San Jacinto. Thats where General Sam Houston finally beat Santa Anna. They have a really cool monument there that is actually taller than the Washington monument and has some really cool artifacts and history lessons in there
You come all the way to Texas and you have McDonald's for breakfast??? Bruv, breakfast tacos!! I recommend bean and egg with bacon. Chorizo and egg...with bacon. Or the staple of breakfast tacos, bean and cheese...with, well, you get it.
Thank you for sharing! I have been to Texas but not San Antonio. This country has been fought for just about every inch of land. Remember the Alamo!! So did they tell you why The State of Texas is known as the Lone Star State? Because it is the only state that can Legally succeed from the Union. If they up and declare Texas as its own country, the other 49 states will abide by their wishes. Again thank you for sharing!!
I live in San Antonio and I have a vlog on my channel of sea life if y’all want to see it again and maybe Archie can watch to remember .. check it out. Thanks for all the fun y’all share with us!!!
A fairly historical movie about the Alamo, AND San Jacinto is 2004's "The Alamo". There were no less than 3 Texas historians advising on details of speech, clothing, and tactics. For just entertainment, 1965's The Alamo is probably better- it has John Wayne as Crockett after all))
I love San Antonio. I hope you are enjoying it. I looked on the map, I knew the isle of jersey was in the channel. But, I was shocked how close to France and far from England it is. Do you keep a car on the mainland? Do you take a ferry? How does this work?
We might be a young country, but we have history. We have the Civil War. We have the revolutionary war. We have the war with Mexico. Wow has that area really changed I was there about 30 years ago and are you went to see was the church of the Alamo I would love to see all the information and displays they have in that building. I don’t think there was a souvenir shop either on the premises. I have a cousin that lives in San Antonio so if I ever get down there to visit her again, I am definitely going to ask if we could go so I could see the displays.
The six flags are the flags flown over Texas/Tejas territory in history. The 5th flag, or that today is the Texas state flag, represents when Texas was a separate sovereign country before joining the United States. Perhaps you have heard of the Six Flags theme parks that are headquartered in Texas and located throughout the United States? Named for the six flags that have flown over Texas.
Glad you guys enjoyed San Antonio...FYI London born musician Phil Collins is a major contributor to The Alamo in which he donated 200 artifacts he collected over decades in 2014 which they made into a museum
Thank you for that information. Now I am verry disappointed that they spent !00 million dollars on housing his collection and a fellow countrymen Phill Collins didn't get a mention. Up until now from what I have heard it wasn't worth the trouble. I feel different now. I heard his voice in the background.
@@greghamann2099 I live in Houston and I found out about it because it is a highly touted donation and he is given praise for it.
Thank you so much for the respect you gave to an important part of American history. Travis, the commander of the Alamo, was ordered to abandon the Alamo and join with the main force under Sam Houston. He chose to disobey those orders and was joined by other heroes of our Frontier such as Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Santa Ana surrounded the Alamo with the whole Mexican Army. The Mexican trumpet call that Santa Anna used against the Alamo to announce no quarter was "El Degüello". The Mexican army killed everyone in the Alamo except for just a few women and children, even those who were wounded and could no longer fight were killed. The defenders of the Alamo held off the Mexican army for 13 days giving Sam Houston precious time to organize his army. Houston retreated for a month from the Mexican army wearing them out and stretching their supply lines before attacking and routing the whole Mexican army. The names of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett are sacred to all Texans as are all the men who fought and died in the Alamo.
They were not heroes, they were slavers and illegal squatters.
"Deguello" comes from a battle tactic of Spain & means "throat cutting". The "Black Flag", no quarter & no mercy. And we Texans view it as our "Thermopylae" where the "pass" was held for long enough for Gen Houston to pick his time & place of battle, resulting in the victory at San Jacinto.
Guys, you're doing us Texans proud with your history reminders. Thank you. I had forgotten some important details. I need to go back and review it again. As a child, I didn't care much about history. As an adult, I've grown to appreciate it much more.
the flags were the six flags that flew over Texas, United States, Republic of Texas, CSA, France, Spain and Mexico
CSA = Confederate States of America. Texas was a part of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, and that was the national flag of the Confederacy.
@@Longhauler85 But, being its own Republic BEFORE joining the Union, Texas retained its OWN flag during the CSA period. And the Republic of Texas preceded both CSA & Union periods.
Six Flags…where else have I heard that…? 😅
Most people's first reaction to seeing the alamo for the first time is "it's so small."
That was my EXACT reaction upon seeing it back in 1985, during "Day Pass" from USAF BMTS at Lackland AFB! Almost missed it!
Ya it is really small. I was surprised when I first saw it. But its importance to Texas history is pretty big, though.
Well the chapel along with the long barracks is all that's left of the Alamo battle field the whole downtown San Antonio is the battle field....
When you get back to Jersey, “Remember the Alamo”
So cool to see the Alamo, my favorite Artist was a big Alamo history buff and he donated his own collection of artifacts from the Alamo to the Alamo..the musician I’m referring to is Phil Collins!!
I think it is nice your mum gets to participate in your U.S. adventures. This makes it a truly multi-generational family adventure.
Going from blazing heat to freezing cold. Welcome to the US in the summer. Storms are normally not much problem except lightning strikes.
And tornadoes and hail. 😊
Praying for the Hurricane Helene victims this evening. Horrible storm.
My maternal ancestor was a Lieutenant under General Caldwell. He didn't fight at the Alamo. We have always been interested in Texas history. We lived in San Antonio for a few years. Whenever anyone visited us we had to go to the Alamo, Zoo and the Riverwalk. From your videos there more to see now. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
You showed me something new, as I've been to Texas but never San Antonio. Seems like it's well worth the visit. Thanks, guys.
If you come on down to SA there are a series of Spanish missions on the Southside of town that are part of the UNESCO world heritage sites and near the Alamo there is also the former Spanish governor's palace to check out.
@@thetapheonix Thanks for the tip. Always looking for interesting places to travel to. Previously I was in South Padre Island.
The church is the center of the Alamo. The church and quadrangle are what the men and women converted into a fortification. You mentioned the church as if it's a side item but that's the one part to go into for sure.
There are signs outside which depict what the land had once appeared as and how it was used. You may not have noticed but there's a lot of history regarding the outside and the area between the Alamo and the Riverwalk.
Proud Texan here happy seeing y'all enjoy our surroundings. You're welcome back anytime
Phil Collins donated his collection to Alamo I met him the first time he was here in San Antonio Texas
I would have given anything for that. You are so lucky.
If you guys get a chance, you should consider watching the movie "The Alamo" (2004).
youre such good parents. God bless your young and beautiful family.❤
19:01 Hi yall I'm from the Austin area, been to
The Alamo many times, it's sacred ground we all walk on, and what took place there, the bravery of a few men knowing they were outnumbered, they bought time for Sam Houston to gather more men and arms to finally defeat Santa Anna. Much respect to you Sir for removing your cap..glad all have a great visit..doors are always open for yall
They were illegal slaver squatters.
@@betsyduane3461 They were heroes who died fighting a dictator. Tejanos fought and died there as well, I guess you think they were slavers too. 🙄 I'm a Texan, a Tejano, and damn proud of the history of this state,.
@@thetapheonix TX was stolen from Mexico in a trumped up war. The white people were slavers, they were evil people. There were two presidents of Mexico overlapping during the days of the battle, neither was a dictator.
Live Oak, Quercus virginiana, is an evergreen oak that grows natively from central Texas to Virginia. It’s the classic southern oak, often draped with Spanish moss.
That particular live oak has significance there. It's dedicated to the heroes of the Alamo.
It's also a particularly tough and strong wood that the British used to cut and take to build their war fleet with. It is a protected tree here in SC and even the state and federal governments have a hard time getting permission to cut them down as they would take so long to replace. Streets often work the way around them and even on Parris Island (Marine Boot Camp), they have to build around them.
If I remember correctly, the USS "Constitution" entered into a battle with the UK HMS Guerriere. When the HMS fired cannon balls at the hull of the Constitution, the Cannon Balls bounced off and she acquired the name "Old Iron Sides". It was this strength in the wood that the British wanted as (at the time) it seemed impenetrable. The big strong trees often fair well even in the toughest of hurricanes. The wood is so strong that the trunk can easily support such large and heavy limbs that give it that particular appearance (At least, this is how I remember being taught this in History class about 100 years ago) /grins/.
@@thumper7047That's amazing. I love them. Thank you 😊
That’s it San Antonio is officially on my list of favorite places to visit!..thanks for sharing
I used to live in San Antonio. There's a nice amount of things to do there.
Search RUclips for The Alamo in the 1950s.
I did my United States Air Force basic training in San Antonio and part of the way through, our flight got day passes to see The Alamo. That was almost fifty years ago and the whole place was nothing like it is in this video. The large plaza in front didn't exist, with the busy street running only a few yards away from the facade . There was no souvenir shop or external museum, because the inside of the Church was the museum. There were no electronics, nor paintings or modern renovations. There was just the reverence for the heros, Colonels, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and Lieutenant Colonel William Travis along with their men.
YUP! 3701st. You?
I am from San Antonio and we had a field trip to the Alamo in the late 1980s, it was very different than it is now. The chapel was the same but all that other stuff was added on, even the street in front of the Alamo was full of different things.
Same in the 70s. It was only the church with very few artifacts in it, too.
Did anyone else realize that the voice doing the narrating at 15:09 is Phil Collins-- the drummer of Genesis? He owns the largest collection artifacts from the Alamo in the world.
I am glad you mentioned that and I am totally pissed that they didn't. They stood there and looked at it and heard his voice.😖
Did you go down into the basement? I hear they store bicycles down there.
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Aw, you beat me to it!
James is so sweet with Archie. He's going to be a great Dad. It's very refreshing to see fathers showing affection to their children.
You two are just the cutest parents! I love seeing you show the world to Archie!
I havent been to the Alamo in years!!!
It's great place to learn a little Texas History!!
I love how James keeps giving his son, Archie, little kisses. You are truly a lucky man my brother. Y’all keep living y’all’s best lives. Peace.✌️
Love San Antonio
America actually has a war prize from the battle of the Alamo. It’s general Santa Anna’s wooden prosthetic leg. Somehow we got it off him. Although the Mexican government has been screaming for years trying to recover it as a cultural relic. Unfortunately they legally don’t have any ground to stand on. It’s technically still considered a war trophy and gained legally by the American government. The leg is still on display somewhere in Texas as a museum piece. You can literally see how time just ate away at the leg.
You mean legally they don’t have a leg to stand on….. 😎
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My sister and her ex when to texas years ago. I asked them to get me some kind of souvenir. What they got me was a keychain that had "my friends went to Texas and all they got me was this lousy keychain" on it.
Love San Antonio!
Such a rich city in Texas history.
Supposedly one of my ancestors fought at the battle of the Alamo (Andrew Kent).
I hope y’all got to visit the Emily Morgan. It’s the hotel that’s to the left of the Alamo. It use to be a hospital and it’s said to be haunted.
Stay safe and hope y’all had fun! ❤
The thing you need to know about the Alamo is that...those men knew they wouldn't survive. Davy Crockett came from Tennessee and ended up joining the fight. Those 383 men held off a much larger Mexican army and gave Sam Houston and his men the opportunity to move eastward and regroup. They then overwhelmed the a much larger Mexican army at San Jacinto (very near where I grew up). It was at San Jacinto where Texas won its independence. The sacrifice of those men at the Alamo and at Goliad will never be forgotten.
So great to watch you enjoy this beautiful country of ours.Your visit to San Antonio brought back a lot of great memories for me. I did my basic training for the USAF at Lackland AFB in San Antonio and our first venture off -base into San Antonio is one I'll never forget...it really seems like yesterday! Had a ball at the Riverwalk with my flight mates and the Alamo at night, with all the lights illuminating it, was absolutely spectacular! We took a bus out to Breckenridge Pk/San Antonio Zoo via North St.Mary St and it was incredibly and a whole lot of fun... think little Archie would really love that... he's so cute!
Glad that y’all enjoyed San Antonio. Thank you for the upload!
For those that don't know the Alamo is a Spanish mission. There are Spanish missions all over the state of Texas as well as other states. There are actually several other Spanish missions located not far from this Alamo in San Antonio. Some of these missions are still used today as Catholic churches. In addition a few of them still have their original walls standing unlike the alamo. Seeing these walls makes you understand how big the Alamo was with its walls before they were destroyed
Having been stationed at Ft. Sam we did all the tours your experiencing now. Brings back fond memories. Thanks
this place is unrecognizable from what I saw in the ‘90s. A lot of money has gone into improvements. The old tree still looks the same.
Glad you enjoyed my hometown.
Shaun Alexander from Edinburgh recorded on the grounds and inside the building when he and his wife visited 2 years ago and received a special honor from the mayor's office just outside the main doors.
They also visited the special stone and flag Edinburgh gifted to the Alamo.
I love that you guys went to San Antonio. Been there 5 times myself. Its a beautiful and fun place. I go to the Alamo every time because i love history. And that mall is amazing.
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for showing it. Makes me proud to be American.
Wow! The Alamo has changed a lot in 40 years. Glad they are capitalizing.
You should watch the 1960 movie The Alamo with John Wayne.
The 2004 version is recognized as being a lot more historically accurate.
@@jonjahr3403 yes but the John Wayne. Version is a lot more entertaining.
@@philipbutler6608 That's part of the problem. I've seen both the John Wayne and the 2004 version, and the John Wayne version is entertaining, but i think some good questions are: Is entertainment really worth the lack of historical accuracy in films that are "based on true stories"? Is entertainment more valuable than intelligence?
@@jonjahr3403 well often it’s a corrupted liberal view.
@@philipbutler6608 See now, you know you don't have a good argument, so you resort to blaming politics.
I live in San Antonio and haven't been inside The Alamo since elementary school. I walk by from time to time but have never been in that new looking museum part of it!
I was at the Alamo last year. It's insane that small of an area held out that long against Santa Ann's army.
The fort walls were far beyond the mission church in those days, you should research
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I was stating how Hollywood makes the alamo look small than in real life, which i saw at the alamo last year.
@boyscouts83712 we are only seeing a portion of its actual size, we're not seeing the walls that were built around it, small portions of original barracks. If it was that small they would have been defeated quicker..we see mostly the original mission, they came in and built walls around it, the cannons they used were on some of the walls, plus the city is built up around it now, not quite the same affect it had..still a honored place to visit
The problem was that it was too big an area. They had to defend it with only 186 men which spread out the defenders too much.
One of my wife's ancestors died in the Alamo. He had lived in Stephen F. Austin's colony and he answered the call to go defend the Alamo. My wife and her siblings inherited that original land in Austin"s colony and they still own it today.
Thank you for going to the alamo. So much history with the French and Spanish and Indian tribes.
Here is a neat fact, the Alamo was a stop on the “ El Camino Royale” which is Spanish for the king’s highway. This was the route that the Spaniards used to transport gold, silver and goods from Mexico through Texas and to port of New Orleans La. You can still drive this road today as it is Texas highway 21. Also this road travels right through the oldest town in Texas and my hometown of Nacogdoches Texas which was founded in mid 1700’s. I am so glad y’all are enjoying our great state but there enough things to see and do. I have lived here born and raised a Texan and at 52 years old I still have not seen it all.❤
Chipotle is not real Mexican food. It’s Mexican inspired
We call it “TexMex”
@@RonBarracuda We call it garbage
For some reason Phil Collins is obsessed with the Alamo. He buys everything he can thats associated with it
David Jones aka David Bowie named himself after Jim Bowie. 🤠
If you guys enjoy aquariums when you do your tour of the Southeast check out the Tennessee Aquarium and the Atlanta Zoo/Cyclorama all three attractions are amazing. The Zoo and Cyclorama are right next to each other and used to have a package ticket deal. The Cyclorama is a Civil War memorial dedicated to one of the famous battles around Atlanta during the war. It is a 360 degree hand painted mural that merges into models and set pieces in front of the mural creating a cinematic style landscape that depicts the battle.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO
REMEMBER THE ALAMO!
Very nice experience ❤🇺🇸🙏🏻✌🏻
I say this for non-Americans who may watch this channel:
There is a famous legend of the Alamo, called the "Legend of the Line." Colonel William Travis, who was leading the fort against General Santa Anna and his army, was given a final chance to surrender or all of the defenders would be killed. Colonel Travis took out his sabre and drew a line in the sand - cross to his side and fight, likely risking death, or stay on the other side and surrender. According to the story, all but one decided to stay and fight.
Whether it's true or not is unsure, but it's a very interesting story. If it is true, there's a metal line on the floor of one section of the Alamo, which is where Travis was supposed to have drawn the line.
Great job guys!
I'm glad you had a good time, and I love your videos. I was born and raised in San Antonio but have lived in Dallas for over 50 years now. Next time stay longer because there are lots of places to see. Try Brackenridge Park. They have a great zoo, a 20-minute miniature train ride through the park, and a kiddie amusement park with lots of rides all for young kids. Another favorite is Natural Bridge Caverns, about 30 minutes north -- I think it is the best cave/caverns in Texas. You can find RUclips videos and webpages of these places. Oh, and fiesta is a great time if you like a party atmosphere and parades -- usually the week of April 21 (when Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna). The Saturday night parade is my favorite.
As always very interesting. Hopes you all enjoyed America.
You should go to St. Agustine in Northern Florida. There is a fort and the oldest city. Some walls still have the cannon balls embedded. The trolley ride gives you a lot of history. They are the original buildings including a church, school, etc.
I’m related to the Burleson family, one of their family Bibles and a rifle is on display at the Alamo, my brother got to go in and they closed down the section, gave him some white gloves and let him hold the rifle from the display. I was so jealous I wasn’t with him!
I don't remember the museum being there last time I was at the Alamo. There was just the Mission and the barracks. But that was many years ago so maybe I'm not remembering correctly or we just didn't go inside it. We did go to Ripley's Believe it or Not wax museum and funhouse when they were right across the street, but I don't believe they're there anymore. But if they are, they're really interesting places to visit.
You can go to see the 2nd Alamo about an hour away where they shoot the movie scenes and blow the place up and then rebuild it for the next movie 😅
Don't forget Phill Collins discovered the antiques and artifacts 15 million.
Sealife actually does not have the deep sea creatures. They are entirely coral reef fish and shallow water fish. I believe San Diego and the national aquarium in Baltimore have the deep sea fish. The Natural history museum in DC has the preserved specimens on display. They also have the giant lion’s man jellyfish on display which really do not preserve well yet it’s absolutely perfect in what it looks like in life.
The entire area around the Alamo is going to be redone starting as of yesterday. Some of the buildings you walked by are going to be demolished. Hope you went by San Fernando Cathedral, Spanish Governor's Palace, Historic Market Square, San Antonio Missions, Sea World, just a few.
Yeah, you made to the Alamo!
Great review of the Alamo, Beesleys. Love your blogs of your trip to the states .
I know you have done film reviews in the past, you might want to do one on the Alamo. Disney back in the 1990s had a version on the battle that was very good, I believe Ron Howard directed it. You both might want to review it sometime. Unfortunately, most of the movies on the Alamo were box office flops, but I think you both would enjoy this version.
Looking forward to seeing more!
Love Archie's Barca jersey! Start the kid out with the best team! 😊
I'm not sure if you knew Phil Collins had the largest private collection of Alamo relics. In 2014 he donated them to the General Land Office which oversees the Alamo.
If y'all go back to San Antonio again in the future you should try to do the San Antonio mission trail. Several Spanish missions up and down the River there. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, also natural bridge caverns just north of town is fantastic! 👍🏻
You can record just no flash photography
Did y'all happen to see a cat roaming the grounds around the Alamo? It's said that that cat is a descendant of one of the cats that was around during the battle.
If you watch the movie “The Alamo”, probably the best one available is the one from 2004, you can get a real good feel for what happened right where y’all were standing and walking.
remember the alamo .
The flag of France was just a brief moment in Texas history, a teeny blip that many Texans don't consider significant or worthy of inclusion in the state flags.
The only problem with a clown fish is they have a prickly friend for a home.
Santa Ana messed up big time at the Alamo when killed everybody that might of fought again him. When he remove surrender as a option. It meant win or die. So you fight until you can fight no more.
Very, very cool to see y'all in my home city!! Of course we locals rarely go to all these tourist trap locations unless we're showing visitors from out-of-town. That said, these are must-visit locations for those who've never been! Btw, me and my family are from here, but I grew up as a kid in the UK so I can relate to so much on your channel.
Also good for you that you came once it started to get "cooler". Still hot as hell right now, but would've been much worse 3 or 4 weeks ago. But December is definitely THE BEST time to visit San Antonio. Not only for the cooler (jumper) weather, but also the Xmas decorations which make Downtown look better and more stunning than the rest of the year. January is depressing once all the decorations have been removed and they literally finish the job in about 1 day. 😔
The Alamo is infamous due to the Mexican General Santa Anna having all the surviving Texans slaughtered after the end of the battle. During the battles between the Mexicans and the American/Texans they would cry out REMEMBER THE ALAMO! There are two movies about the Alamo battle. John Wayne's movie released in 1960, and a more recent one was released in 2004 with Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton. Both are called "The Alamo". A little heads up for the souvenir penny crusher machines. You need to use the pennies made BEFORE 1982. They are 90% copper. The ones made AFTER 1981 are zinc (a white/silver-looking metal), coated with copper. When you crush the newer pennies they don't look as nice. Sometimes it's hard to find the older pennies. Ask a cashier if they have a couple. The newer penny-crushing machines don't give you the option of using your own pennies and 9 times out of 10 they'll be using the newer copper-coated zinc pennies. The newer machines charge more too. 😥 Now, ya know.
My hometown
Uploaded a hour ago and wondering when this was taken because it was blue out and 93 today.
I haven't been to the Alamo in nearly thirty years. It has changed a lot.. It seems to be more of a museum now than a Texas shrine. At my time video was not permitted and only certain areas could be photographed, hats of any kind were not allowed, you were told to be quiet and respectful, touching the actual stones/bricks was forbidden and the gift shop was extremely limited. Maybe a few stickers, pins or small flags.... (edit) Wanted to say sorry, didn't realize y'all hadn't entered the mission before I commented.
The flags are the six flags of Texas. The Six Flags Amusement Parks got its name because it is headquartered in Texas.
Ripley believe it or not is another good tourist spot. It believe its closer to the wax museum.
If you get a chance. Check out San Jacinto. Thats where General Sam Houston finally beat Santa Anna. They have a really cool monument there that is actually taller than the Washington monument and has some really cool artifacts and history lessons in there
Think you should have brought a couple of empty suitcases.😅😅
A Cowboys hat??? That would be like me flying to London to buy a Manchester United shirt, lol.
Go Lions! Go Brighton!
You come all the way to Texas and you have McDonald's for breakfast??? Bruv, breakfast tacos!! I recommend bean and egg with bacon. Chorizo and egg...with bacon. Or the staple of breakfast tacos, bean and cheese...with, well, you get it.
Thank you for sharing! I have been to Texas but not San Antonio. This country has been fought for just about every inch of land. Remember the Alamo!! So did they tell you why The State of Texas is known as the Lone Star State? Because it is the only state that can Legally succeed from the Union. If they up and declare Texas as its own country, the other 49 states will abide by their wishes. Again thank you for sharing!!
I live in San Antonio and I have a vlog on my channel of sea life if y’all want to see it again and maybe Archie can watch to remember .. check it out. Thanks for all the fun y’all share with us!!!
archie is definitely the star of the show.
A fairly historical movie about the Alamo, AND San Jacinto is 2004's "The Alamo". There were no less than 3 Texas historians advising on details of speech, clothing, and tactics.
For just entertainment, 1965's The Alamo is probably better- it has John Wayne as Crockett after all))
I love San Antonio. I hope you are enjoying it. I looked on the map, I knew the isle of jersey was in the channel. But, I was shocked how close to France and far from England it is. Do you keep a car on the mainland? Do you take a ferry? How does this work?
Hard to believe that there was open land at
the time of the Alamo battle .
When you go on your trips you need to use show your mom more, please.
Yes, we ❤ your mums!
We might be a young country, but we have history. We have the Civil War. We have the revolutionary war. We have the war with Mexico. Wow has that area really changed I was there about 30 years ago and are you went to see was the church of the Alamo I would love to see all the information and displays they have in that building. I don’t think there was a souvenir shop either on the premises. I have a cousin that lives in San Antonio so if I ever get down there to visit her again, I am definitely going to ask if we could go so I could see the displays.
I DO remember when i was there seeing the letter from a remorseful captured Goliad soldier who was facing his imminent execution
On one of next trips to the US you should go to Atlanta and the Georgia Aquarium, before to the GA we favored the Monterey Bay Aquarium
He is the most chattiest human on earth
Might not be related to video but highly recommend y'all watch, "The Outsiders" (1983)
Filmed before my birth but still my favorite movie
Good morning, James. I often wonder if you were disappointed in the US, and would you consider a return visit?
The six flags are the flags flown over Texas/Tejas territory in history. The 5th flag, or that today is the Texas state flag, represents when Texas was a separate sovereign country before joining the United States. Perhaps you have heard of the Six Flags theme parks that are headquartered in Texas and located throughout the United States? Named for the six flags that have flown over Texas.
Millie, my grandson is fourteen months now and he simply will not leave hats on. My question is, what is your secret to get Archie to leave them on?
Anyone that tells you America doesn’t have history doesn’t know crap because America has a butt load of history