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

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 was one of five Spanish missions built along ...

By 6:30 a.m., "there was not an enemy left" among the roughly 200 Texian and Tejano combatants in the Alamo mission-fort, recalled José Juan Sanchez-Navarro, a captain in the Mexican army.

Alamo officials today confirmed that limestone from a historic quarry that once existed at the zoo’s location was excavated for construction of the Mission San Antonio de Valero’s third and final site ...

Feb. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on the Alamo Mission near present-day San ...

Construction on a $550 million expansion plan is still ongoing, but San Antonio’s biggest tourist attraction doesn’t expect ...

Alamo Plaza in San Antonio is showing signs of the future of the $550 million renovation and restoration of the beloved Texas ...

The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th ...