On March 2nd, 1836, settlers in Mexican Texas signed the Texas Declaration of Independence; ... here are ten things you may not have known about the Alamo, Texas, and its war for independence. 1.

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Below is a look at how the Project 1836 advisory committee’s pamphlet discusses four areas of Texas’ history — early settlements, the oil and cotton industries, the Alamo and slavery — and ...

The buildup to the battle. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. Texas was a contested territory, and by 1836 the Alamo had become a military outpost as Texans fought to win independence ...

"Only Texas could turn defeat into a legend — and a song, and a tourist attraction, and a major motion picture," author Rosemary Kent famously said of the Alamo. But the 1836 Project pamphlet ...

The 18th-century artifact, which saw action in the iconic battle in what is now Texas, had a white, chalky substance on its ...

“Only Texas could turn defeat into a legend — and a song, and a tourist attraction, and a major motion picture,” author Rosemary Kent famously said of the Alamo. But the 1836 Project ...

Rick Range, an Alamo researcher from North Texas, was mindful at the predawn ceremony that the letter was at the site for the first time since it was written in 1836. "It's pretty amazing," he said.

Two academics published an opinion article in Texas Monthly titled “What the 1836 Project Leaves Out.” But they’re the ones who left out facts inconvenient to their narrative.

Exhibit in Alamo's worship space immerses visitors in both mission era and 1836 battle Sight-and-sound production replicates painted walls of 1772 Alamo Sacristy By Scott Huddleston , Staff Writer ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — The famous “Alamo letter,” officially called the Travis Letter, will be on display at the Alamo for only the second time since the original battle in 1836.