tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post728089099593447395..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: What Happened to General Santa Anna?Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-45562531790768707502013-10-13T12:13:30.380-05:002013-10-13T12:13:30.380-05:00I admire your use of illustrations.I admire your use of illustrations.Dachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004321696572753739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-20697440751075741392013-10-10T07:53:37.962-05:002013-10-10T07:53:37.962-05:00Maggie--It's true about Civil War battles, I&#...Maggie--It's true about Civil War battles, I'm sure. You'd know more about those than I do. Funny, I say the CW is not of great interest to Texans, but I've learned the interest depends on which part of Texas you live in--Central Texas--nothing, really. North Texas--I think it's mentioned more in memorials and monuments. I knew little about the CW until we toured one of the major CW cemeteries in Mississippi.<br /><br />As to the name of the Santa Ana Winds, I was so interested, I researched the idea they were named after General Santa Anna.. no, but some think that. There are several theories about the winds. The best theory is that early settlers named the winds after the Santa Ana Canyon in California, from which they supposedly originated.<br />Good question.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-35099977082638705052013-10-09T19:47:37.190-05:002013-10-09T19:47:37.190-05:00Hey Celia,
I read your post about Santa Anna with...Hey Celia,<br /><br />I read your post about Santa Anna with interest. Isn't it interesting how the fate of battles often depends on a little thing here or there. In much of our Civil War history, if one side or anther had come at a different angle or a different time, it would have been all-she-wrote.<br /><br />I have a question for you. Are the Santa Ana winds any relation to General Santa Anna?Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-43572845124125934732013-10-09T07:28:42.554-05:002013-10-09T07:28:42.554-05:00Ciara--oh, I love Texas trivia. There are countles...Ciara--oh, I love Texas trivia. There are countless stories to draw from, aren't there? I've been asked why all my books are set in Texas--my answer--I can find story material as long as I live!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-21222973400168585332013-10-09T07:27:04.641-05:002013-10-09T07:27:04.641-05:00Cheryl--We couldn't talk like Sam Houston did ...Cheryl--We couldn't talk like Sam Houston did today--we'd be ticketed by the Politically Correct officers. But ol' Sam, he talked however he wanted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-31049426622871211882013-10-09T07:25:44.956-05:002013-10-09T07:25:44.956-05:00Linda--there were different stories about what he ...Linda--there were different stories about what he wore when he was captured. The idea was that he'd been in bed just like all the other soldiers. I found the "silk underdrawers" in a Texana book titled "Things About Texas Your Teacher Never Told You." Dac Crossley, our adopted Sweetheart, sent it to me.<br />Thanks for the comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-37923121094863599152013-10-09T07:23:03.414-05:002013-10-09T07:23:03.414-05:00Lyn--it seemed that Santa Anna was born to wage wa...Lyn--it seemed that Santa Anna was born to wage war. It was all about power. Because they called him the Napoleon of the West tells you that he was a small man in stature, and he tried to make up for it by wielding an iron fist. He was brilliant, it is said, which gave him a big advantage.<br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83246516182441056732013-10-08T22:24:51.350-05:002013-10-08T22:24:51.350-05:00I hadn't heard about the silk undies either. F...I hadn't heard about the silk undies either. Fascinating. And I love all these posts for refreshing my limited knowledge of Texas History. It's been awhile since I had to study it. LOL. Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-81913230131597856202013-10-08T22:24:43.471-05:002013-10-08T22:24:43.471-05:00I hadn't heard about the silk undies either. F...I hadn't heard about the silk undies either. Fascinating. And I love all these posts for refreshing my limited knowledge of Texas History. It's been awhile since I had to study it. LOL. Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83025457577431160812013-10-08T21:19:01.449-05:002013-10-08T21:19:01.449-05:00Great post, Celia. Very interesting to find out ho...Great post, Celia. Very interesting to find out how he fell from grace and ended up. I love Sam Houston's quote. <br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-19570762440077713992013-10-08T20:43:26.376-05:002013-10-08T20:43:26.376-05:00Interesting post, Celia. I don't think I'd...Interesting post, Celia. I don't think I'd ever heard the silk Under drawers part. He certainly was a handsome man in his younger years. Not too good looking as he aged. Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-71878595695301397652013-10-08T19:48:07.969-05:002013-10-08T19:48:07.969-05:00Interesting trivia about Santa Anna. Houston undou...Interesting trivia about Santa Anna. Houston undoubtedly did the right thing for Texas by letting him live, just too bad the murdering egomaniac lived to inflict more misery on his own countrymen.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-10356358183720791002013-10-08T16:04:17.522-05:002013-10-08T16:04:17.522-05:00Sarah--I love that! Yes, he was little, and he was...Sarah--I love that! Yes, he was little, and he was arrogant, and he was a jerk. He craved power his entire life. His portrait looks like a handsome virile man...didn't even look like him as a young man. But you see the real SA--a chubby short man.<br />But he was vicious.<br />Thanks for you comment--loved it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-69239035685356895952013-10-08T16:02:25.327-05:002013-10-08T16:02:25.327-05:00Kit-Even though I answered on the loop, I answer i...Kit-Even though I answered on the loop, I answer it here, too. Yes, isn't that the weirdest thing? Remember Chiclets, the little squares of chewing gum the little Mexican children sell on the streets of Mexico? How interesting.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-79268255945669344122013-10-08T16:00:24.542-05:002013-10-08T16:00:24.542-05:00Troy--you're too funny. Of course. The man was...Troy--you're too funny. Of course. The man was so arrogant he had his leg buried with full military honors. Really, isn't that funny?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-17362659497927346032013-10-08T15:59:40.967-05:002013-10-08T15:59:40.967-05:00Kathleen--I think Sam Houston was ridiculed for at...Kathleen--I think Sam Houston was ridiculed for attacking at dawn when all the Mexican Army was asleep or had just awakened. But what would you do? But his foresight...as you say, brilliance...in resisting the impulse to hang him was truly the right thing to do. <br />Sam Houston's quote? Definitely, it is politically incorrect today, but...true in this case.<br />Thanks!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-52222282918071230752013-10-08T14:45:32.189-05:002013-10-08T14:45:32.189-05:00Amazing factoids about Santa Anna. I see him in su...Amazing factoids about Santa Anna. I see him in such a different light now. What an arrogant little jerk. I see restraint gave Sam Houston just the edge he needed. Pretty smart move.<br />Loved your blog.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-44087993768410390012013-10-08T12:07:12.182-05:002013-10-08T12:07:12.182-05:00Did you know that Santa Anna (inadvertently) was a...Did you know that Santa Anna (inadvertently) was also responsible for the development a a real American favorite, chewing gum?Kit Pratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173204190307056869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-66346233918473011772013-10-08T11:28:31.328-05:002013-10-08T11:28:31.328-05:00He didn't have a leg to stand on! http://www...He didn't have a leg to stand on! http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/18808Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-67260751472603990272013-10-08T08:07:49.388-05:002013-10-08T08:07:49.388-05:00Fascinating analysis of a seminal moment in histor...Fascinating analysis of a seminal moment in history, Celia! I've always thought Sam Houston demonstrated true brilliance in resisting his gut impulse in this case. His quote always makes me smile. The words seem snarky and a little un-PC today, but at the time he said them, I'm sure Houston was deadly earnest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.com