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The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. [4]
"Historical Maps of Texas Cities: San Antonio". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. "San Antonio". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX. Humanities and Social Sciences Division. "Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: Texas". Bibliographies and Guides. Washington DC: Library of Congress.
General Eugenio Tolosa and the 2nd Brigade arrive near the Alamo in San Antonio. March 17 Albert C. Horton's scouts locate Col. Juan Morales nearing Goliad with the Jiménez and San Luis battalions. March 18 Albert C. Horton's cavalry and Urrea's advance forces skirmish near Fort Defiance. March 19 Fannin's command departs for Victoria.
On the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7060-6. Olivares, Antonio de S.; Buenabentura, Benito Fernandez de Santa Ana; Leutenegger, Benedict (1968). "Two Franciscan Documents on Early San Antonio, Texas". The Americas. 25 (2): 191–206. doi:10.2307/980283. JSTOR 980283.
The 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 troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).
San Antonio de Bexar November 26, 1835 Texans attack a large Mexican army pack train. 4 Texans wounded and 17 Mexican casualties. Resulted in the capture of horses and hay (grass). T Siege of Bexar: San Antonio de Bexar October 12 – December 11, 1835 In a six-week siege, Texans attacked Bexar and fought from house to house for five days.
Recent excavations unearthed artifacts presumably from the 1813 Battle of Medina south of San Antonio. Not the Alamo: Fields near San Antonio yield evidence of deadliest battle in Texas history ...
The fifth (and best known) mission in San Antonio, the Alamo, is not part of the Park. It is located upstream from Mission Concepción, in downtown San Antonio, and is owned by the State of Texas. The Alamo was operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas until July 2015, when custodianship was turned over to the Texas General Land Office ...