Construction workers at the St. John's Seminary Project next to Mission Concepcion have hit the buried original north wall of the mission, exposing artifacts. An area in front of the main building ...

What does the Alamo have in common with the Great Wall of China or Stonehenge? As of this past weekend, it and four other Spanish missions in San Antonio were named a World Heritage site, a ...

Archaeological excavations at the Alamo's Long Barrack have unearthed an important find linking the famed 1836 battle site to its previous life as a 1700s Spanish colonial mission. A team with ...

The storied San Antonio missions, including the Alamo, were built as the Spanish Empire expanded its dominion northward and later served as focal points in the war for Texas' independence. They ...

Steps away from the Alamo's perimeter wall is Crockett Tavern, a just-opened eating and drinking spot created as an "inversive" experience reflecting the 1836 fall of the mission. The new bar and ...

History of the Alamo The Alamo, originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, has roots that stretch back to the early 18th century. Established by Spanish missionaries, it served as a ...

Last week San Antonio’s City Council voted 9-2 to authorize the use of eminent domain to take a bar owner’s property because the city wants it for a $400 million makeover of the Alamo mission ...

Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio), Texas ...

Founded in 1718 by Spanish missionaries and originally called Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo became the site of a pivotal battle of the Texas Revolution in 1836.

The mission's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with San Antonio's four other missions, inspired protests and a bill in the state legislature called "The Protect the Alamo Act ...

If there's one thing San Antonio is known for, it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler ...