The Texas Revolution broke out and escalated; the Alamo became the center of the conflict. On March 6, 1836, after ... San ...

according to Alamo.org. After moving to Texas from the U.S. in 1830, he became a colonel in the Federal Army of Texas. Bowie arrived at San Antonio on Jan. 19, along with 30 volunteers to defend ...

They just had to win the war ... Alamo itself was originally a Catholic mission called Mission San Antonio de Valero. It was established in 1718 on a different site from the present Alamo. After ...

Read full article: Police investigating after 2 killed in crash on SE Loop 410 on South Side Memorial Day Weekend will mainly be hot and humid in San Antonio ... of the Alamo and the war was ...

“Within this context you begin to see that the United States instigated a war,” Saldaña says. “In San Antonio and in Texas, we learn that the Alamo is ... of development after it joined ...

Could you let us know about the Alamo mission here in San Antonio ... in paying the expenses of the war.” The village to the south of the Alamo was rebuilt after the revolution with the same ...

SAN ANTONIO ... the Alamo with about 4000 soldiers. Santa Anna’s army overpowered the outnumbered Alamo defenders, and the siege ended with a majority of the volunteers deceased. After ...

Established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero and relocated to its current location six years later, the site that came to be known as the Alamo ... after the Mexican-American War, the ...

The gently curved “hump” atop the Alamo is the signature not just for the city of San Antonio but also for countless businesses around Texas, from the Valero Alamo Bowl (which takes its name ...

thealamo.org; 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205; 210-225-1391 Stroll just ... who took over in 1914 after her husband died. The in-house restaurant, Supper, and the hotel rooms exude that ...

When law enforcement goes after ... war fought by all Anglos against all of Mexican descent. “If you’re looking at the Alamo as a kind of state religion, this is the original sin,” says San ...

SAN ANTONIO — This Sunday is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the official end of slavery in the U.S., and several organizations are offering ways to honor the holiday here in San Antonio.