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They year was 1936. The place was a 1718 abandoned Spanish mission, outside of San Antonio. Within this mission was the appraised knife-fighter Jim Bowie, the infamous legend from Tennessee Davy Crockett, the somewhat fearless leader Lt. Colonel William (Buck) Travis, and up to roughly 250 settlers and 'soldiers'. As the Mexican army led by Santa Anna surrounding the Spanish mission known as the Alamo, Lt. Colonel Travis sent couriers out in order to reach General Sam Houston and his 'army' that was suppose to be assembling to come to the Alamo's aid. Houston wasn't ready with his army and at that point the Alamo was left to defend itself and hope to cripple the Mexican Army to by time for Houston's army. Many letters were sent out of the Alamo by settlers and soldiers describing the wonderful endless sun-touched land of Texas and through chain letters across the country, those who were in the Alamo encouraged all they knew to come to the vast prairie of Texas, which has an endless supply of timber, water, land and cattle.
While holding strong through nightly cannonball volleys; the Texans at the Alamo began to reflect on the stories that had brought them together in this common cause. There was a great deal of collective consciousness with these men as they were willing to die for Texas. As we talk about stories shaping the plains' culture, the men at the Alamo all had heard the legends of Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie and now having them with them showed the legends of the plains first hand. This film shows the idea that Manifest Destiny was still lingering at this time, where these Americans felt that whatever they wanted (Texas) they could have. While the Alamo was taken over by the Mexicans within eleven days, this enabled General Houston to declare Texas a republic free of Mexico, and to assemble an army to defeat the Mexicans once and for all. It was at that battle where the cry of "Remember the Alamo!" is echoed still day.