But downtown development in the late 1800s enveloped the original site, Alamo spokesperson Emily Baucum tells Axios. The goal ...
despite having benches and a 1970s bandstand mimicking one from the late 1800s. Calling it Plaza de Valero is a nod to the site’s mission era and distinguishes the space from Alamo Plaza ...
elements on Alamo) "Tennessee has always been known as a state that's, you know, very free and independent, especially during the early 1800s," he says. "We were trying to win our independence ...
On March 6, 1836, nearly 1800 soldiers in the Mexican army of Antonio López de Santa Anna brutally attacked the Alamo after a 13-day siege. Fewer than 200 men stood inside to defend the fort ...