So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo City." The only portions of the 1836 compound that remain are the church and the lower floor of the long barracks -- and air ...

Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo is a 1960 ...

After his death at the Alamo on March 6, 1836, his brother was killed three weeks later in the Goliad Massacre, where 342 prisoners of war were executed. Thomas, 25, was born in Germany in 1811.

The Alamo has rescheduled an event for May to highlight Mexican soldiers in the 1836 battle for Texas independence ... much of the plaza where the mission compound was located and the battle ...

The public is cordially invited to the dedication and unveiling of the Lieutenant Colonel William Barrett Travis ‘Victory or Death’ plaque commemo- rating the sacrifices made at the Battle of the ...

Travis, who asked the world to help him defend the Alamo from tyranny. This may seem hyperbolic, but it appears more in order when we consider that Adina de Zavala’s father was the first vice ...

The Alamo was originally established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero, founded as a Spanish foothold to convert indigenous people to Catholicism. It’s best known as the site of the 1836 Battle ...

An unidentified Mexican soldier expressed a different opinion in the April 5, 1836 El Mosquito Mexicano. He stated, “The perverse and braggart Santiago Bowie, died like a woman, almost hidden under a ...

If they could keep this hulking compound, they could keep Texas ... Despite his best efforts and his valiant stand, Davy did not survive. In 1718, the Alamo was a mission. In 1830, it was a fortress.