#davy-crockett

#davy-crockett

By the time he reached the Alamo in February 1836, he was an internationally recognized American hero, and his death at the Battle of the Alamo, at the hands of Antonio López de Santa Anna, was reported worldwide, transforming him finally into the celebrity martyr of the Alamo. Crockett remained a popular figure throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, as early films featured him as a heroic figure of the West.

The 13-day siege and Battle of the Alamo, 23 February to 6 March 1836, is among the most famous in American history, but, like any such event, it has inspired several myths, many accepted as historical fact. Disney's miniseries (1954-1955), especially Davy Crockett at the Alamo, and John Wayne's full-length feature film The Alamo (1960) popularized many of these myths as they were both often people's introduction to the story of the Alamo.