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Henry Ryder-Taylor (1908), Visitor's guide and history of San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, Tex: N. Tengg, OCLC 10471850, OL 23356936M Chamber of Commerce (1910), San Antonio, the convention city , San Antonio: Guessaz & Perlet, OL 23368850M
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. [ 1 ]
The lavish Opera House was a theatre which seated 1500 and an exclusive men's club, the San Antonio Club, kept rooms in the building. 307 Alamo Plaza A three-story masonry building, this vacant structure was probably built in the 1950s, replacing the Old Mexican Consulate. 309-315 Alamo Plaza A series of one-story buildings.
Fray Antonio de Olivares also built the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, on the west side of the San Antonio River, approximately 1 mile from the mission. [4] It was designed to protect the system of missions and civilian settlements in central Texas and to ensure Spanish claims in the region against possible encroachment from other European powers.
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).
Actors conduct a candlelight vigil in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, on March 6, 2001, during a re-enactment of its fall to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege in 1836. (Photo by Joe ...
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 ...
January 5, 1984 (316 E. Commerce St. San Antonio: Part of San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District 3: Alamo National Bank Building: Alamo National Bank Building