the texas revolution of 1835 to 1836 and include the period precede and immediately follow and be depict in this mediocre 3 hour make for television film and whose only redeem value be bring light and pay homage to stephen f. austin and the so called father of texas whose life story have long be overshadow by that of the legendary sam houston . the rest of the film be simply the usual santa anna be a tyrant storyline and with a weak attempt to show the mexican perspective with a fictional hispanic character display stereotypical latin machismo . combine with short low budget battle scene and such a the alamao and san jacinto and this film be recommend only for real history buff who who do not come from mexico . to it credit and the mexican uniform look accurate and the romantic subplot ( another love triangle ) doesn not take up too much screen time . overall and this movie depict the violent secession movement by texas anglo saxon racial minority to be a positive and just revolution against mexican tyranny a personify by the general antonio lopez de santa anna and the so called napoleon of the west .