History of the Alamo The Alamo, originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, has roots that stretch back to the ...

(Courtesy: The Alamo Trust, Inc.) Texas’ most iconic historic site is getting more than a facelift. A $550 million plan to restore and enhance the Alamo is making progress, planned for ...

March 1: Twenty-two men from Gonzales join the Alamo. March 2: Delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos approve the Texas Declaration of Independence. Navarro, with his uncle, Francisco Ruiz ...

It turns out that the very stones used to build the Alamo came from the San Antonio ... play a role in uncovering this important piece of Texas and world history,” said Tim Morrow, the zoo ...

Prior to each Celebration, the rings spend a night in the Alamo—the only college rings in ... genius of democracy,” a quote by the Republic of Texas president, Mirabeau B. Lamar. The images on the ...

Spain made San Antonio the Texas capital from 1772 until 1824. In 1793, a group of soldiers from a place called San Carlos del Alamo de Parras made the mission their headquarters, calling it "the ...

The fight sparked Texas' struggle for independence and today, the Alamo stands as a tribute to these men, displaying artifacts belonging to some of the Alamo's most famous defenders, including ...