A section of a buried, centuries-old wall footing, once part of a protective perimeter surrounding Mission Concepción, was hit by heavy equipment last week during construction of a controversial ...

A trip to San Antonio isn’t complete unless you sample its Tex-Mex along the Riverwalk and visit at least one of the missions ...

Mission San Juan is one of five 18th-century missions in San Antonio, including the Alamo, that may soon have the World Heritage Site recognition. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay / AP ...

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 hub for converting ...

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 ...

For the first time, the oldest component of the Alamo — the mission-era west wall of the Long Barrack — is being carefully exposed in an archaeological dig to help determine how best to ...

The battle of the Alamo is commemorated Monday March 6, 2017 by re-enactors at the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.

SAN ANTONIO – A small treasure of broken pottery, rosary beads and other simple items could mark the site of the city's earliest Spanish mission, dating back 300 years. Archaeologists have found ...

Lay of the Land: The five mission complexes that make up the newly designated World Heritage site are spread across San Antonio, two to three miles apart, north to south, along the San Antonio River.

After 164 years, what more is there to say about (or see at) the old mission church in downtown San Antonio? ... The post office was built over the site of the Alamo’s north wall, ...

“You can go to hell … I’m going to Texas,” Davy Crockett said. It’s a sentiment shared by anyone fleeing rut and routine for the romance and myth of the Lone Star Stat… ...

The Alamo is in the heart of downtown San Antonio, just a block from the city’s famed River Walk, a 15-mile urban waterway, stretches of which are lined with restaurants, bars and shops. More in ...