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Post by teresa1971 on Jul 19, 2011 11:28:44 GMT -5
I remember in 2007 I was at the Alamo I was speaking with an author that was dressed up like Davy Crockett. I told him I believed there was a spy in the Alamo Camp. My theory was a spy posing as a courier that will take the letters from Travis to Santa Anna and tells him what Travis was up to.
That is when the surprise attack happens on Sunday March 6, 1836, just like Pearl Harbor Sunday December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The author said I was right about the spy…
I wonder if they found out about the Alamo spy would Travis be more prepare in the war against Mexico!
When I read 13 The Alamo Books of Days answered my question of a lady/spy who passes secrets onto Santa Anna Camp. Pg. 52
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Post by Chuck T on Jul 20, 2011 9:12:05 GMT -5
Teresa: I would say that there is very little about the Alamo that Santa Anna did not know. How he obtained that iformation is of course open to question, but most evidence points to a through reconnaissance of the area, prior to the assault of 6 March. There are versions of the Alamo story that have several deserters decamping from the Alamo. Perhaps this is what the person you were talking to was refering to.
Having an intended spy within the garrison speaks to some measure of preplanning on the Mexican side. Having it be a lady spy adds a bit of romance to such a story. Frankly I do not see what information of immediate importance could be gained, but who knows. If I had to bet the rent money on there being a spy within the garrison I would decline. Might make a good novel though.
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Jul 20, 2011 9:48:44 GMT -5
I tend to think Santa Anna had plenty of good sources within the town who knew exactly what the score was inside the Alamo's walls. He may not have planned out his forced march to Bexar that well, but he certainly was well-versed about the town and the Alamo. As to number of defenders, and so on, that would be easy enough to glean from the folks in town, who'd seen their comings and goings before the Mexican army arrived.
Could there have been a spy? It's possible, but I don't think it was necessary.
Paul
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