<P> During the revolution, Texian soldiers gained a reputation for courage and militance . Lack points out that fewer than five percent of the Texian population enrolled in the army during the war, a fairly low rate of participation . Texian soldiers recognized that the Mexican cavalry was far superior to their own . Over the next decade, the Texas Rangers borrowed Mexican cavalry tactics and adopted the Spanish saddle and spurs, the riata, and the bandana . </P> <P> The Texas Veterans Association, composed solely of revolutionary veterans living in Texas, was active from 1873 through 1901 and played a key role in convincing the legislature to create a monument to honor the San Jacinto veterans . In the late 19th century, the Texas Legislature purchased the San Jacinto battlesite, which is now home to the San Jacinto Monument, the tallest stone column monument in the world . In the early 20th century, the Texas Legislature purchased the Alamo Mission, now an official state shrine . In front of the church, in the center of Alamo Plaza, stands a cenotaph designed by Pompeo Coppini which commemorates the defenders who died during the battle . More than 2.5 million people visit the Alamo every year . </P> <P> The Texas Revolution has been the subject of poetry and of many books, plays and films . Most English - language treatments reflect the perspectives of the Anglos and are centered primarily on the battle of the Alamo . From the first novel depicting events of the revolution, 1838's Mexico versus Texas, through the mid-20th century, most works contained themes of anticlericalism and racism, depicting the battle as a fight for freedom between good (Anglo Texian) and evil (Mexican). In both English - and Spanish - language literature, the Alamo is often compared to the battle of Thermopylae . The 1950s Disney miniseries Davy Crockett, which was largely based on myth, created a worldwide craze for everything Alamo - related . Within several years, John Wayne directed and starred in one of the best - known and perhaps least historically accurate film versions, The Alamo (1960). Notably, this version made the first attempt to leave behind racial stereotypes; it was still banned in Mexico . In the late 1970s, works about the Alamo began to explore Tejano perspectives, which had been all but extinguished even from textbooks about the revolution, and to explore the revolution's links to slavery . </P>

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