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Alamo’s history before and after Texas Revolution. To understand why the battle over the Alamo’s future is so contentious, it’s important to understand its past.
To commemorate the 187th anniversary of the Texas Revolution, here are ten things you may not have known about the Alamo, Texas, and its war for independence. 1. Mexico should have won ...
This fast-paced, event-rich episode chronicles how a fragile colony of American settlers and Tejanos transformed into a ...
The Alamo was first formed as a missionary settlement in 1718 – though it was moved twice before finding its permanent home in 1724 – as a way for the Spanish government to fill the 400-mile ...
Nor is it at all clear that the Alamo’s defenders “bought time” for Sam Houston to raise the army that eventually defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto the following month. Santa ...
SAN ANTONIO - One of the Alamo's oldest markers is a 103-year-old Japanese monument, paying tribute to the fallen Alamo defenders and comparing the 1836 siege and battle with a conflict in Japan ...
The discovery of human remains at the Alamo introduced another point of friction in a $450 million renovation project that has been fraught with disagreements over the site’s complex history.
Updates to the Spanish mission, which was the site of the historic Battle of the Alamo in 1836 during Texas' fight for independence from Mexico, will include a new 100,000-square-foot visitor ...
The bar is called the Moses Rose’s Hideout, named for the man who is said to have deserted his comrades at the Alamo to save himself. The owner, Vince Cantu , has rejected offers to buy him out ...