THE VIEW FROM OUR LENS

Alamo is next door. The Alamo—only a small portion survives. It is a place of legend. The siege of the Alamo defines Texas. In 1836 for 13 days a few Texians held an indefensible mission from the most powerful army on the continent, Santa Anna’s Mexican army. The Texi-ans were outnumbered by more than ten to one. The Alamo fell on the morn-ing of March 6, 1836, and the defenders died to the last man. Sam Houston would rouse his troops with “Remember the Alamo, ” and “Remember Goliad. ” On a bright, sunshiny April afternoon, through sheer luck at a patch of ground overlook