Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakupera kwa 1835, hapana mauto eMexico akanga asara muTexas. Zvisinei, kutanga kwaOctober, purezidhendi weMexico Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna akanga ave achironga kudzvinyirira nyonganyonga muTexas. Akasiya mabasa ake somutungamiri wenyika kuti atungamirire zvaakadana kuti Hondo Yokurwisa muTexas, iyo yaizogumisa kumukira kweTexas. Achitungamirira mauto ake pachake, Santa Anna akayambuka Rio Grande musi waFebruary 12. Santa Anna neuto rake rokutanga vakasvika muSan Antonio de Bexar pana February 23 uye pakarepo vakatanga kukomba mauto eTexas
vakagara paAlamo.