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.

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 ...

“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 ...

"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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Texas A&M University team does preservation work on the bronze cannon. The weapon was used during the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Alamo Trust, Inc.

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.

“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 ...