Because it WAS theirs.
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Because it was theirs and they wanted it!
The Battle of the Alamo was won by Mexico, but the War for Texas Independence was won by Texas and San Jacinto.
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La Batalla del Alamo.
It is also known as 'alamo' in Mexico -- it is a tree species commonly found in northern Mexico. Its scientific name is Populus fremontii
No. Not really. The Alamo was a battle in the War for Texas independance from Mexico. You could say that it was a civil war because some Texans who favored independance were fighting against people of Mexican descent who did not want to separate from Mexico.
Mexico and Texas
The Alamo.
The country code and area code of Alamo, Mexico is 52, (01)765.
When Mexico lost the battle at the Alamo
New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1846, when Mexico lost the Mexican-American war and was forced to yield all its territories of the present American South (southwest). So basically, because it was theirs in the first place.
It is famous as the site of the Battle of the Alamo in the Texas war for Independence against Mexico.