Santa Anna's Army in the Texas Revolution, 1835 (The Texas Experience, Books Made Possible by Sarah '84 and Mark '77 Philpy)

The history of the Mexican Army’s activity in the Texas Revolution is well documented but often hidden away.Many important primary sources have been lost or destroyed, but an impressive amount of period documentation has survived. And yet many of these handwritten, Spanish documents have been shelved in the back rooms of museums and libraries long enough to have been forgotten.Various archives are scattered in locations across Spain, Mexico, and the United States, with very few documents having been translated into English until now. Little can be found in Texan sources that addresses the actions, motivations, and opinions of the Mexican participants in the Texas Revolution.What does exist in Texan accounts was either added in passing or, worse, grossly fabricated.In short, the Texan side of the story has been told, and often at the expense of the perspective of Mexican participants. Author Gregg J. Dimmick makes available this new perspective, including a consideration of the many ext