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The name refers to the former Misión San Antonio de Valero which was built in 1718 at San Antonio de Bexar by the Governor of Spanish Texas, Martín de Alarcón. The mission buildings were relocated and rebuilt, with the present chapel begun in 1758. That building, never completed, became a garrison for the 2nd Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras (Álamo de Parras) in 1803 and was used as a hospital and prison during the Mexican War of Independence. During the Texas Revolution, General Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered the structure to the Texian government. The soldiers there were besieged in February 1836 by the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The final battle, on March 6, resulted in the deaths of all the Alamo's defenders. Spurred on by cries of "Remember the Alamo", the Texians forced Santa Anna's surrender at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, cementing the name in history. When San Antonio was reached by regular rail service in 1877 the image of the Alamo appeared as a centerpiece of its tourism campaigns. The building itself continued to deteriorate under various owners until WPA crews began preserving it during the Great Depression. The Alamo was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960. | |||
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Revision as of 15:47, 31 May 2017
Alamo can refer to any of the following:
- Alamo Theatre, a tabloid house operating in the 1910s-1920s at 1828 or 2012 3rd Avenue North
- Alamo Hotel, operating in the 1870s on 1st Avenue North
The name refers to the former Misión San Antonio de Valero which was built in 1718 at San Antonio de Bexar by the Governor of Spanish Texas, Martín de Alarcón. The mission buildings were relocated and rebuilt, with the present chapel begun in 1758. That building, never completed, became a garrison for the 2nd Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras (Álamo de Parras) in 1803 and was used as a hospital and prison during the Mexican War of Independence. During the Texas Revolution, General Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered the structure to the Texian government. The soldiers there were besieged in February 1836 by the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The final battle, on March 6, resulted in the deaths of all the Alamo's defenders. Spurred on by cries of "Remember the Alamo", the Texians forced Santa Anna's surrender at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, cementing the name in history. When San Antonio was reached by regular rail service in 1877 the image of the Alamo appeared as a centerpiece of its tourism campaigns. The building itself continued to deteriorate under various owners until WPA crews began preserving it during the Great Depression. The Alamo was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
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