And yet this revolution was still started by American settlers and other Americans that the settlers convinced to cross into Mexico.
I agree that Santa Ana was authoritarian, but the Alamo was not a symbol of freedom from authoritarianism. It was a rebellion which was only a relevant point because American settlers chose to live in Mexico and failed to uphold the contract with their new government: to limit slavery to their own properties and not to spread their Protestantism. Your interpretation of the situation was missing more relevant info than mine was.
Well really the revolution was due to Mexico betraying Spain and failing as a centralized government as Spain said they would.
I think you are missing that Texas had always been distinct - not just part of Mexico/Spain - and that those immigrants didn't suddenly pop there right before to pick up Texas but had been living there since it was Spanish territory.
Even France wanted to buy Texas as a distinct entity at one point.
I agree that Santa Ana was authoritarian, but the Alamo was not a symbol of freedom from authoritarianism. It was a rebellion which was only a relevant point because American settlers chose to live in Mexico and failed to uphold the contract with their new government: to limit slavery to their own properties and not to spread their Protestantism. Your interpretation of the situation was missing more relevant info than mine was.