<Li> In 1527, during the second expedition for the conquest of Peru, the Governor of Panama sent two ships to Isla de Gallo to rescue Francisco Pizarro and his troops . Pizarro drew a line in the sand, saying: "There lies Peru with its riches; Here, Panama and its poverty . Choose, each man, what best becomes a brave Castilian ." Only thirteen men (The Famous Thirteen) continued with Pizarro, the others left for Panama . </Li> <Li> In 1807 or 1808, the Maori tribe Ngāti Whātua won a battle against their Ngapuhi enemies on a beach at Moremonui in the far north of New Zealand . One of the victorious chiefs, Taoho, drew a line in the sand with his spear and ordered that no Ngapuhi were to be slain beyond that point . This battle, the first of the Musket Wars, was called Te Kai a te Karoro (the Feast of the Seagulls) because seagulls joined the victors in eating the slain . </Li> <Li> In the United States, the phrase is most commonly associated with Texas history surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, as it is attributed to Colonel William Travis, commander of the Alamo defense forces . In the waning days of the Battle (somewhere during March 3--5, 1836), with Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna having the Alamo completely surrounded, Santa Anna sent a messenger to Travis demanding surrender, or else everyone in the compound would be killed . According to the legend, Travis called the Alamo defenders together, explained that defeat was almost certain, and read the letter of surrender; Travis then (having chosen to die instead of surrender) reportedly pulled his battle sword, used it to draw a line in the ground of the Alamo, and asked for volunteers to cross over the line and join him, understanding their decision would be irreversible . The legend states that all but one of the defenders (including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett) joined Travis on his side of the line; Moses Rose was the only defender choosing to leave the compound . Travis then responded to Santa Anna's letter with cannon fire, whereupon Santa Anna replied by playing El Degüello . </Li> <Ul> <Li> In 1990, US president George H.W. Bush described the initiation of the Gulf War as drawing "a line in the sand". </Li> <Li> In 1997, American progressive metal band Dream Theater released a song named "Lines in the Sand" on their album Falling into Infinity . </Li> <Li> In 2003, British rock band Motörhead released a song named "Evolution (Line in the Sand)", which was used as entrance music by WWE wrestling stable Evolution . </Li> <Li> In 2014, American rock band Linkin Park released a song named "A Line in the Sand" on their album The Hunting Party . </Li> <Li> In 2016, English singer - songwriter and musician PJ Harvey released a song named "A Line in the Sand" on her album The Hope Six Demolition Project . </Li> </Ul>

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