#alamo

#alamo

By the time he reached the Alamo in February 1836, he was an internationally recognized American hero, and his death at the Battle of the Alamo, at the hands of Antonio López de Santa Anna, was reported worldwide, transforming him finally into the celebrity martyr of the Alamo. Crockett remained a popular figure throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, as early films featured him as a heroic figure of the West.