The Alamo is undoubtedly the most recognizable and photographed structure in San Antonio. But its shape is not unique. Around ...
How one of San Antonio's earliest subdivisions settled by the Irish, the Irish Flats, was built and why it's nearly missing ...
History of the Alamo The Alamo, originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, has roots that stretch back to the ...
If there's one thing San Antonio is known for, it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler ...
The San Antonio Missions play a key role in telling the story of Spanish colonialists and Native Americans of the Southwest. The park preserves the largest intact concentration of Spanish Colonial ...
Aside from the Alamo, this is where all of San Antonio's historic missions – Mission San José, Mission Concepción, Mission Espada and Mission San Juan – are located, making this a must-see ...
The work will not affect visitors' access to the church, nor will it affect visits to any of the other parts of the Alamo ...
Alamo Plaza in San Antonio is showing signs of the future ... Opened last year next to the Palisade, the Mission Gate exhibit greets visitors at what would have been the southern gate in 1836.
Victoria Villaseñor, born and raised in San Antonio, has a master’s degree in public history from St. Mary's University. San Antonio Missions ... opinions from the Alamo City in your ...
The San Antonio River serves as a defining city landmark. All five missions are near its banks, with the Alamo being the northernmost of the chain. The River Walk (Paseo del Rio) offers most of ...
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 ...