The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most important events in the Texas Revolution, as well as Mexican and American history. For Mexican President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, it was a story of determination and respect for the principles of a strong central government. For Americans living in Texas, the Alamo was a small-scale enterprise of revolutionary ideals; a people should be able to democratically express how they believe their homeland is governed. As we know, both countries experienced results extremely opposite of the desired results, even if only at the beginning. There are many stories about this particular moment, although some certainly contain many different details than the next. However, most can hardly be proven, since almost no one survived the raid, at least on the American side. Those who survived for the Mexican army either had to have their stories transcribed and translated, no doubt with the loss of various details, or simply chose not to record the events at all. Aside from a few scattered letters, the Texas Declaration of Independence, and the small number of stories that have escaped from that fateful day, we have virtually no documentation or hard evidence of the actual events surrounding those that took place in and around the Alamo affair. the actual duration of the battle was short, its events often vague or at least varied depending on the narrator's point of view, and the arena of the battle was that of a Roman Catholic mission. For the Mexican people, the Alamo would eventually lead, although perhaps not directly, to a severe reduction of their country's land and open the door to the Mexican-American War. For Americans, the epic tale of the events at the Alamo would build myths, convert men into legends, and serve as...... middle of paper ......d, Walter. 1961. It's time to get up. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. Nofi, Albert A. 1992. The Alamo and the Texas War for Independence. Conshohocken, PA: Combined Books, INC. Nevin, David. 1975. The Texans. New York: Time-Life Books. Hardin. Stephen L. 1994. “Battle of the Alamo,” Handbook of Texas Online http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qea02; accessed December 2011. Murphy, Jim. 2003. Inside the Alamo. Connecticut: Delacorte Press. Roberts, Randy and Olsen, James S. 2001. A Line in the Sand. New York and London: The Free Press newspaper Francisco Ruiz. 1836. Accessed December 2011 via CICERO at http://www2.cicerohistory.com/Cicero/c/7/PrimarySources/DiaryandJournals/02Account OfTheAlamo_FranciscoRuiz_1836.pdf