The Alamo mission, historic shrine monument at Alamo Plaza night with dark background San Antonio Texas TX
The Alamo originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound now a museum in San Antonio Texas located at 300 Alamo Plaza The compound which originally comprised a sanctuary and surrounding buildings was built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century for the education of local Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity Texian General Sam Houston believed the Texians did not have the manpower to hold the fort and ordered Colonel James Bowie to destroy it Bowie chose to disregard those orders and instead worked with Colonel James C Neill to fortify the mission On February 23 Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led a large force of Mexican soldiers into San Antonio de Bexar and promptly initiated a siege The siege ended on March 6 when the Mexican army attacked the Alamo by the end of the Battle of the Alamo all or almost all of the defenders were killed When the Mexican army retreated from Texas at the end of the Texas Revolution they tore down many of the Alamo walls and burned some of the buildings
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