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The Alamo Cenotaph, also known as The Spirit of Sacrifice, is a monument in San Antonio, Texas, United States, commemorating the Battle of the Alamo of the Texas Revolution, which was fought at the adjacent Alamo Mission. The monument was erected in celebration of the centenary of the battle, and bears the names of those known to have fought ...
The sculpture stands at nearly 65 ft (20 m), and weighs more than 45 tons (40,800 kg). [2] The medium is enameled iron. It is located in the middle of a traffic rotary (the intersection of Losoya, Commerce, Market, and Alamo Streets) in Downtown San Antonio, an area known to international tourists as the location for the San Antonio River Walk (or Paseo del Rio), and the Alamo.
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]
Toribio Losoya (also known as Toribio Losoya, An Unsung Hero of the Alamo, or simply Losoya) [1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the former Mexican soldier and Alamo defender of the same name by local artist William Easley, installed in San Antonio, in the U.S. state of Texas. The statue was donated by the Adolph Coors Co. in 1986 to ...
Statue of Barbara Jordan (Austin–Bergstrom International Airport) Statue of Christopher Columbus (San Antonio) Statue of Dan Moody; Statue of George H. Hermann; Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson; Statue of Sam Houston (Ney) Statue of Stephen F. Austin; Statue of Toribio Losoya; Statue of Union; Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Austin ...
Dignity of Earth and Sky (shortened to Dignity for brevity) is a sculpture on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River near Chamberlain, South Dakota. [2] The 50-foot (15.24 meter) high stainless steel statue by South Dakota artist laureate Dale Claude Lamphere depicts an Indigenous woman in Plains-style dress receiving a star quilt.
La Cantera is located north of the University of Texas at San Antonio Main Campus and west of the Rim. It lies northwest of an interchange between IH-10 and Loop 1604. La Cantera is home to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, the largest amusement park in South Texas, and a major shopping center, The Shops at La Cantera. [2]
McCulloch County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,630. [1] Its county seat is Brady. [2] The county was created in 1856 and later organized in 1876. [3] It is named for Benjamin McCulloch, a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general.