Forget the Alamo?

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AP has a report on the disappointment of Mexican citizens about the depiction of the Mexican Army in the movie, "The Alamo".

'Alamo' Movie Touches Raw Nerve in Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer

MEXICO CITY - Mexican audiences are bracing for "The Alamo," which depicts this country's most reviled traitor, one of its most humiliating defeats and events that ultimately cost Mexico half its territory.

There is scant comfort in the fact that Mexican forces won the 1836 battle of the Alamo: The movie closes with the Battle of San Jacinto one month later, which Mexico lost — along with Texas. Within a dozen years, Mexico went on to lose most of what later became California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

An audience at the Mexico City premiere Wednesday gasped at the final scenes of the Mexican army defeat at the hands of Texans — "in 18 minutes," according to the film.

"It was very much filmed from an American point of view. It didn't have very much good to say about the Mexican side," said Felix Boucham, 63, a Mexico City retiree and history buff. "I frankly expected the audience to boo some scenes."...

Touched a raw nerve? It happened in 1836. Puh-lease...

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Forget the Alamo?

AP has a report on the disappointment of Mexican citizens about the depiction of the Mexican Army in the movie, "The Alamo".

'Alamo' Movie Touches Raw Nerve in Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer

MEXICO CITY - Mexican audiences are bracing for "The Alamo," which depicts this country's most reviled traitor, one of its most humiliating defeats and events that ultimately cost Mexico half its territory.

There is scant comfort in the fact that Mexican forces won the 1836 battle of the Alamo: The movie closes with the Battle of San Jacinto one month later, which Mexico lost — along with Texas. Within a dozen years, Mexico went on to lose most of what later became California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

An audience at the Mexico City premiere Wednesday gasped at the final scenes of the Mexican army defeat at the hands of Texans — "in 18 minutes," according to the film.

"It was very much filmed from an American point of view. It didn't have very much good to say about the Mexican side," said Felix Boucham, 63, a Mexico City retiree and history buff. "I frankly expected the audience to boo some scenes."...

Touched a raw nerve? It happened in 1836. Puh-lease...

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