Who composed the "cutthroat song" played at the siege of the Alamo?
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Èl Degüello is a bugle call of Moorish origin notable in its use by the Mexican Army in the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. According to James A. Michener's book Texas, the original meaning of the Èl Degüello call was an appeal to an enemy to surrender or else they would die by the sword. General Antonio López de Santa Anna of the Mexican Army used it to signify that no quarter would be given to the enemy.
According to various English-Spanish dictionaries, Èl Degüello means no mercy. The literal translation is slit-throat. Michener's book translates it as The Beheading.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88l_Deg%C3%BCello