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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — It took just 90 minutes for history to be made on March 6, 1836, when the Mexican army of Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna set out to reclaim the Alamo Mission in a bid to ...

Bearing the history of Texas itself, the Mission San Antonio de Valero (known as the Alamo) has passed through multiple hands in its nearly 300-year history. It has belonged to Spain, Mexico ...

So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo ... skull must be that of an Alamo defender. Recall, however, that the Alamo was a Spanish mission long before it served as ...

(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) FILE - Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, FIle) (Andy Kropa) SAN ANTONIO – Alamo ...

Aside from the Alamo, this is where all of San Antonio's historic missions – Mission San José, Mission Concepción, Mission Espada and Mission San Juan – are located, making this a must-see ...

“Remember the Alamo!” is a cry echoed throughout American history. In 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna attacked the former mission as ... Texas forces at San Jacinto.

Oh, and the River Walk and Alamo are updated as well. San Antonio’s River Walk now extends a full 15 miles, including an 8-mile stretch south of downtown known as Mission Reach connecting the ...