Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukuru Mukuru Santa Anna, purezidhendi weMexico, uye Mukuru Mukuru Martín Perfecto de Cos vose vakatiza mukati mehondo. Santa Anna akabatwa zuva rakatevera racho musi waApril 22 uye Cos musi waApril 24. Pashure pokuchengetwa kweinenge vhiki nhatu somusungwa wehondo, Santa Anna akasaina chibvumirano chorugare icho chakaraira kuti uto reMexico ribve munharaunda yacho, kuchigadzirira Republic of Texas nzira yokuva nyika yakazvimirira. Izvi zvibvumirano hazvina kubvuma Texas senyika yakazvimiririra asi zvakataura kuti Santa Anna aifanira kukurudzira kubvuma kwakadaro muMexico City. Sam Houston akava mukurumbira wenyika yose, uye mhere-mhere yeTexan yezviitiko zvehondo, "Yeukai Alamo
" uye "Rangarira Goriyati" zvakava zvakanyorwa munhau yeTexas nengano.