The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas...
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troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States)...
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enemy lines. Their primary mission was to gather intelligence for the Sixth Army. The Alamo Scouts were so-named because Alamo Force was the name given...
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Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, and surrounded the Alamo Mission. The Alamo was defended by a small force of Texians and Tejanos, led by William...
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Lieutenant Colonel William Travis is tasked with defending the Alamo, a former mission in San Antonio. Jim Bowie comes with reinforcements and the defenders...
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of the Park, is due east of Mission San Juan, across the river. The fifth (and best known) mission in San Antonio, the Alamo, is not part of the Park. It...
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of the Alamo ended at approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 6, 1836, fewer than fifty of the almost 260 Texians who had occupied the Alamo Mission in San Antonio...
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Refuge. Alamo's population was 19,493 at the 2020 census. Alamo was laid out in 1909, and named after the Alamo Mission in San Antonio. Alamo is the Spanish/Mexican...
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The Alamo may also refer to: Álamo, Veracruz, Mexico Alamo, California Alamo, Georgia Alamo, Indiana Alamo Township, Michigan Alamo, Nevada Alamo, New...
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The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the movie...
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after the lone cottonwood tree ("álamo" in Spanish), Alamo Hill, was a watering hole on the horseback trail from Mission Dolores to the Presidio in the...
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the Alamo of the Texas Revolution, which was fought at the adjacent Alamo Mission. The monument was erected in celebration of the centenary of the battle...
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the Alamo as more than just a battle site, but they or their ancestors had experienced the benefits of the Alamo compound when it served as a mission, a...
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area was named Alamo, which comes from the Spanish word álamo, meaning "poplar" or "cottonwood." Alamo was named after the Alamo Mission in San Antonio...
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The Alamo is a 2004 American war historical drama about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. The film was directed by John Lee Hancock...
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downtown San Antonio, Texas Alamo Mission in San Antonio, former Spanish Catholic mission and now a museum Battle of the Alamo, battle during the 19th-century...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States...
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USS Anacostia (AO-94) (redirect from SS Mission Alamo)
on 16 July 1944 at Sausalito, California, by the Marinship Corp., as Mission Alamo. Renamed Anacostia (AO-94) on 24 July 1944, she was launched on 24 September...
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The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a crucial conflict of the Texas Revolution. In 1835, colonists from the United States joined...
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Álamos (Spanish: ['alamos] ) is a town in Álamos Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Historically an important center...
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Joe Travis (section The Alamo)
next thirteen days, Travis and his volunteers all lived in the Alamo mission, including Alamo legends Davy Crockett and James Bowie. During this time, Joe...
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siege at the Alamo, but the filming location was actually Mission San José. The film was released soon after the centennial of the Alamo. Percy Barbat...
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States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. North Alamo is located at 26°12′53″N 98°7′27″W / 26.21472°N...
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Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras (redirect from Álamo de Parras Company)
occupation of the San Antonio de Valero Mission is reputed to be the reason the mission was renamed "the Alamo." The compañía volante (flying company)...
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from F Company and accompanied by Lt. Col. Mucci, was to undertake the mission. Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas accompanied the 6th Ranger force, and...
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James Bowie (category Alamo defenders)
Texas Revolution. He was among the Americans who died at the Battle of the Alamo. Stories of him as a fighter and frontiersman, both real and fictitious...
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San Antonio (redirect from Alamo City)
city contains five 18th-century Spanish frontier missions, including The Alamo and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Together these were designated...
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County. Alamo was founded in 1890 as a stop on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was named for the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas. Alamo was chartered...
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Mascoma Mission Alamo Mission Buenaventura Mission Capistrano Mission Carmel Mission De Pala Mission Dolores Mission Loreto Mission Los Angeles I Mission Los...
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Mission San Antonio or San Antonio Mission may refer to: Alamo Mission in San Antonio (Mission San Antonio de Valero), site of the Battle of the Alamo...
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