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The Alamo
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The Alamo seen from up front.
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Location
| San Antonio, Texas
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Built
| 1744
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The
Alamo
is an old
Spanish
mission (like a
church
built by
Catholic
missionaries
to minister to the
natives
) in what is now
San Antonio, Texas
,
United States
. The Alamo was authorized in 1718 but was not built until 1744. Its original name was
San Antonio de Valero Mission
.
The Alamo is most famous for the
Battle of the Alamo
, which took place there in 1836. It was occupied by 187 men from Texas and elsewhere who were fighting for the
independence
of
Texas
, which was then in
Mexico
. the men in the Alamo were defeated by a force of 5,000 Mexican
troops
. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the general for the Mexican Army.
[1]
Nearly all of the defenders were killed, and "Remember the Alamo!" became the
battle cry
of the
Texas Revolution
. The battle ended on March 6, 1836, when those who surrendered were executed.
[2]
Many years later, the Texas government restored the Alamo.
[3]
The Alamo became a
National Historic Landmark
in 1960 and is now open for tourists. It also became a
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
on July 5, 2015.