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  1. El degüello (Spanish: El toque a degüello) is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use as a march by Mexican Army buglers during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo [1] to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

  2. www.tshaonline.org · handbook · entriesDegüello - TSHA

    Jul 20, 2020 · The degüello, music played by the Mexican army bands on the morning of March 6, 1836, was the signal for Antonio López de Santa Anna's attack on the Alamo.

  3. Mar 13, 2021 · The bugle call is thought to have been one of several dozen commonly used by the Mexican Army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 6, 1836. The term El Degüello is believed to have been derived from Spanish bugle calls signalling “attack/beheading/throat cutting/no quarter” or “death without mercy.”

  4. kutx.org · features · deguelloDeguello - KUTX

    Mar 4, 2013 · On the morning of March 6, 1836, the defenders of the Alamo heard a sound that meant their siege had reached its grim conclusion. Mexican General Santa Anna’s troops are believed to have played a song known as the “Deguello,” which translates as “slit throat.”.

  5. Mar 9, 2019 · El Degüello – “Give No Quarter”. Santa Anna, the little bantam rooster Mexican General, had this song played to the The men defending the Alamo, in 1836. It is the cut throat or slit throat song. It meant no quarter, every soldier would be killed, no surrenders taken. And all were killed.

  6. Mar 6, 2017 · “El Deguello,” an old battle song originally used by Muslims to signify no quarter given. The name comes from the Spanish word degollar which means “to cut the throat.” Santa Anna was telling the Texans that his men would take no prisoners. And they didn’t.

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  8. El degüello is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use as a march by Mexican Army buglers during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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