As we know, "The Birth of a Nation" (1915), directed by D.W. Griffith, justifies the institution of slavery and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction as the need to protect white women from Negro lust. Later that year, Griffith also produced "Martyrs of the Alamo," which reveals that the war in which Texas declared and won its independence from Mexico was brought about by Mexican lust for white women. So many white women were being accosted by the Mexican soldiers, it seems, that the white men finally had to take up arms to protect them. When Santa Anna and his troops come in to put down the rebellion, the Texians took refuge in the Alamo, and we all know what happened next.
As an example of how cruel and ruthless the Mexican soldiers are, we see a scene in which a little boy is bayonetted, his body picked up and flung out of the way. And when the battle is over, Santa Anna has anyone that survived the massacre executed, except for good-looking white women, of course. We see an old woman being taken away for execution, while a young, pretty blonde is spared. The intertitle notes that Santa Anna is an inveterate drug fiend known for his shameless orgies. Right after that, we see him grabbing the pretty blonde, but she slaps him and gets away from him. By the way, Santa Anna is played by Walter Long, the same man that played Gus in "The Birth of a Nation," the black man that tried to rape Flora.
We have all heard how the Mexican soldiers were caught off guard when Sam Houston attacked at San Jacinto because they were taking their siesta. But in addition to that, according to this movie, Santa Anna, appearing somewhat stoned, is busy having women dance for him, while a Mexican guard watches the show himself instead of watching for such things as an advancing army of Texians. So, Mexican lust not only was the cause of the Texas revolution, it was also the cause of Mexico's defeat as well.
As an example of how cruel and ruthless the Mexican soldiers are, we see a scene in which a little boy is bayonetted, his body picked up and flung out of the way. And when the battle is over, Santa Anna has anyone that survived the massacre executed, except for good-looking white women, of course. We see an old woman being taken away for execution, while a young, pretty blonde is spared. The intertitle notes that Santa Anna is an inveterate drug fiend known for his shameless orgies. Right after that, we see him grabbing the pretty blonde, but she slaps him and gets away from him. By the way, Santa Anna is played by Walter Long, the same man that played Gus in "The Birth of a Nation," the black man that tried to rape Flora.
We have all heard how the Mexican soldiers were caught off guard when Sam Houston attacked at San Jacinto because they were taking their siesta. But in addition to that, according to this movie, Santa Anna, appearing somewhat stoned, is busy having women dance for him, while a Mexican guard watches the show himself instead of watching for such things as an advancing army of Texians. So, Mexican lust not only was the cause of the Texas revolution, it was also the cause of Mexico's defeat as well.