Why do we remember the Alamo? And what is Alamo Day? Here's what to know about the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas Revolution, ...

On March 6, 1836, nearly 1800 soldiers in the Mexican army of Antonio López de Santa Anna brutally attacked the Alamo after a 13-day siege. Fewer than 200 men stood inside to defend the fort ...

So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo City." The only portions of the 1836 compound that remain ... of an Indian convert buried inside the compound.

Calling it Plaza de Valero is a nod to the site’s mission era and distinguishes the space from Alamo Plaza, where the ...