The Alamo, a symbol of Texas' rich history, is home to many artifacts from its storied past. Among these is a unique battle cannon that recently became the focus of an intense preservation effort ...

The bronze cannon is seen at the Alamo museum. The origin of the weapon is unclear, but it is thought to have been cast in what is now Mexico in the 1760s.

The Alamo, a symbol of Texas’ rich history, is home to many artifacts from its storied past. Among these is a unique battle cannon that recently became the focus of an intense preservation ...

Conservators have revealed new details about two cannons used during the Texas Revolution’s 1836 Battle of the Alamo. The Rio Grande Cannon and Spanish Cannon returned home to the Alamo in San ...

Based on old photos and other research, Range believes the most famous Alamo cannon, the 18-pounder fired defiantly in response to Santa Anna’s call for surrender, was on outdoor display in San ...

Alamo cannons on outdoor display today at the battle site include an iron sixteen-pounder, measuring more than 8 feet; an iron twelve-pound gunade; and an iron four-pounder and two iron three ...

The cannon, thought to have been cast in Mexico in the mid-1700s, arrived last week. If its presumed link to the Alamo is proven, it would be the only known bronze Spanish cannon used by defenders ...

SAN ANTONIO - Ten years have passed since Rick Range found a small, bronze Spanish cannon that may have been fired at the Alamo, tucked away in a building in rural North Texas. "And I was amazed.

The Alamo, a symbol of Texas' rich history, is home to many artifacts from its storied past. Among these is a unique battle cannon that recently became the focus of an intense preservation effort ...

Texas A&M anthropologist and nautical archaeologist Chris Dostal swabbing the bore of the Alamo cannon. Recommended Articles. Artifacts July/August 2024. Etruscan Oil Lamp Read Article ...

A Spanish-made bronze six-pounder, the cannon also put in an appearance at the Battle of the Alamo, was buried there by Mexican soldiers, and was then unearthed, in 1852, by Texas Declaration of ...

The cannon is being kept at the museum of the Alamo, a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio.