It was built under Spanish rule
According to the Texas State Library & Archives Commission, the Alamo was built in 1718, making it 118 years old at the time of the Battle of the Alamo.
The Alamo church built after 1724 as part of a Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, and converted to a fort in 1793.
The Battle of the Alamo, at San Antonio, Texas, which ended with a siege from February 23 to March 6, 1836 in which most of the defenders, led by William Travis and Jim Bowie, were killed. This defeat became a pivotal and inspirational turning point in the Texas War of Independence (1835-1836).The conflict of Alamo in San Antonio , Texas
"After its abandonment as a mission, it was used as a fortress in the 19th century and was the scene of several military actions, including most notably the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, one of the pivotal battles between the forces of the Republic of Texas and Mexico during the Texas Revolution."
it as a mission in 1718 so it was built before that.
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It was a Catholic mission to introduce Christianity to the native peoples of that area, built in the early 18th Century when Texas was a part of Mexico, and Mexico was a colonized territory belonging to Spain. The builders of the Alamo could not have foreseen that Mexico and Texas would someday become nations, and the Alamo would be used as a fort.
It was a Catholic mission to introduce Christianity to the native peoples of that area, built in the early 18th Century when Texas was a part of Mexico, and Mexico was a colonized territory belonging to Spain. The builders of the Alamo could not have foreseen that Mexico and Texas would someday become nations, and the Alamo would be used as a fort.
According to the Texas State Library & Archives Commission, the Alamo was built in 1718, making it 118 years old at the time of the Battle of the Alamo.
No, it was originally built to be the church for the Mission of San Antonio de Valero
The Alamo church built after 1724 as part of a Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, and converted to a fort in 1793.
The Alamo was built with blocks of locally-quarried limestone.
The Battle of the Alamo, at San Antonio, Texas, which ended with a siege from February 23 to March 6, 1836 in which most of the defenders, led by William Travis and Jim Bowie, were killed. This defeat became a pivotal and inspirational turning point in the Texas War of Independence (1835-1836).The conflict of Alamo in San Antonio , Texas
"After its abandonment as a mission, it was used as a fortress in the 19th century and was the scene of several military actions, including most notably the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, one of the pivotal battles between the forces of the Republic of Texas and Mexico during the Texas Revolution."
It was built as a Catholic Spanish mission.
no it was in 1724
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