http://www.historynet.com/the-yellow-rose-of-texas-a-growing-legend.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/the-yellow-rose-of-texas-a-growing-legend.htm#comment-880374 Sam Granato Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:27:25 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683268#comment-880374 Amen! I am a Texan whose ancestors Jose Antonio Navarro and Col. Franscisco Ruiz signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and grew up hearing the stories from my grand parents and mother of the revolution. Emily existed and she undermined the Santa Ana's ability to marshal his troops under attack. Sam Houston and victors who write history will never give credit that it was more Santa Ana's distraction at a critical time due of a mulatto women's allure, than his (Houston's) military genius that won the day. Further What Mexican general or soldier's machismo would allow that history reflect that it was due to a mulatto woman seduction that their army was caught with their pants down! Pun intended! Amen! I am a Texan whose ancestors Jose Antonio Navarro and Col. Franscisco Ruiz signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and grew up hearing the stories from my grand parents and mother of the revolution. Emily existed and she undermined the Santa Ana's ability to marshal his troops under attack. Sam Houston and victors who write history will never give credit that it was more Santa Ana's distraction at a critical time due of a mulatto women's allure, than his (Houston's) military genius that won the day.
Further What Mexican general or soldier's machismo would allow that history reflect that it was due to a mulatto woman seduction that their army was caught with their pants down! Pun intended!

]]> http://www.historynet.com/the-yellow-rose-of-texas-a-growing-legend.htm#comment-812278 Linda Kirkpatrick Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:32:48 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683268#comment-812278 I love the folklore that surrounds Emily and the Yellow Rose of Texas. I had started my story just researching the history of the song and then was just engulfed by the intrigue of Emily. So here is to Emily and whoever you are and whatever you did or did not do!! You left us a great story to tell! I love the folklore that surrounds Emily and the Yellow Rose of Texas. I had started my story just researching the history of the song and then was just engulfed by the intrigue of Emily. So here is to Emily and whoever you are and whatever you did or did not do!! You left us a great story to tell!

]]> http://www.historynet.com/the-yellow-rose-of-texas-a-growing-legend.htm#comment-780456 jamarcuswilliams Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:36:16 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683268#comment-780456 filibustersmovement filibustersmovement

]]> http://www.historynet.com/the-yellow-rose-of-texas-a-growing-legend.htm#comment-588525 Joey Allen Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:38:13 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683268#comment-588525 Ken The Yellow Rose of Texas was a song sung by civil war troops all through the American Civil War. It is about the mulatto woman who "supposedly" seduced Santa Anna and allowed Houston to win Texas Independence. It is concievably possible that she was Emily West De Zavalla. Please read my article "Texas History Update: The Strange Case of the Yellow Rose of Texas". It's not the "end of story" as you say. Ken
The Yellow Rose of Texas was a song sung by civil war troops all through the American Civil War. It is about the mulatto woman who "supposedly" seduced Santa Anna and allowed Houston to win Texas Independence.
It is concievably possible that she was Emily West De Zavalla. Please read my article "Texas History Update: The Strange Case of the Yellow Rose of Texas".
It's not the "end of story" as you say.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/the-yellow-rose-of-texas-a-growing-legend.htm#comment-471986 Ken Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:25:12 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683268#comment-471986 It's certainly a growing legend, but there's not alotta facts in this tall tale. All we know and will probably ever know is that a "Black" woman named Emily West was near the battle of San Jacinto. There seems to be no proof that she was called the Yellow Rose of anywhere or that she was Emily de Zavala. End of story. It's certainly a growing legend, but there's not alotta facts in this tall tale. All we know and will probably ever know is that a "Black" woman named Emily West was near the battle of San Jacinto. There seems to be no proof that she was called the Yellow Rose of anywhere or that she was Emily de Zavala. End of story.

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