History of the Alamo The Alamo, originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, has roots that stretch back to the early 18th century. Established by Spanish missionaries, it served as a hub ...

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.

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 ...

Many agree that the best way to see San Antonio is by taking a stroll along the River Walk, or Paseo del Rio. San Antonio's most-visited tourist attraction meanders along the banks of the San ...

The designation includes the four missions that are part of the national historical park as well as Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo. Read more about Community Celebrates San ...

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 ...

The State of Texas owns and operates Mission San Antonio de Valero, popularly known as The Alamo. The US National Park ...

SAN ANTONIO — Construction continues on what the Alamo Trust says will be a "world-class" museum spotlighting the legacy of the San Antonio landmark, and we now have a better idea of what the ...

The mission was called San Antonio de Valero ... that lined the riverbank. By then the Alamo was one of five missions in San Antonio, which had become the largest city in the region.

SAN ANTONIO — The ... erected and dubbed "the new Alamo," fulfilling the vision of the church’s founding pastor, Father Peter Baque. “The Alamo was the only mission church that was not ...

A discovery has confirmed the exact quarry that provided the limestone to build the Alamo, which solves a mystery about the origins of the historical mission. During excavation for San Antonio Zoo ...