For many in the state, the Alamo is a sacred place where brave revolutionaries were slaughtered by the Mexican army in 1836. For generations, the battle has been used as shorthand for Texas pride.

So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo City." The only portions of the 1836 compound that remain are the church and the lower floor of the long barracks -- and air ...

Anticipating the Mexicans' return, the Texas army fortified the Alamo. On February 23, 1836, Santa Anna and his Army of Operations entered Béxar and the Alamo became a fortress for the rebel ...

Historians have scoffed at the inaccuracies depicted in the film. Tim J. Todish wrote in "Alamo Sourcebook 1836": "There is not a single scene in 'The Alamo' which corresponds to an historically ...

He said the discussions need to stay focused on the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, even though the museum will tell the site’s entire 300-year history. “The conversations I’ve been a part of, ...

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 ...

Two men from Germany who were in the Alamo garrison killed in the 1836 battle were remembered Monday at the historic mission and battle site. Little has been written about Henry Thomas and Henry ...

culminating with the legendary 1836 siege in San Antonio. Patrick Wilson, Jordi Molla, Emilio Echevarria.

It's going to be taken." Petraeus referenced the notorious 1836 Battle of the Alamo from the Texas Revolution, in which Texas colonists rebelled against Mexican forces, forcing them out of their ...