The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas | 300 Miles
Texans, as a whole, are fiercely proud of their heritage; perhaps that is nowhere more evident than in their reverence for the heroes of the Battle of the Alamo. Over a 13-day siege in 1836, defenders of the Texas Revolution—among them frontiersman Davy Crockett and Colonel Jim Bowie—held off a much larger contingent of soldiers from the Mexican Army. Most of the 200 Texans—hopelessly outmanned and outgunned—perished, and the battle cry “Remember the Alamo!” was born.
The Alamo, constructed in 1744, was originally a chapel, part of the Spanish mission complex established on the site in 1718. It is now part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Originally published in 2021.
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