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9 de nov. de 2009 · Find History on Facebook (Opens in a new window) ... Texas State Flag waving over The Alamo, San Antonio, after being admitted to the Union a month before the start of the Civil War, 1845.
Alamo, Texas. / 26.18500°N 98.11778°W / 26.18500; -98.11778. Alamo ( / ˈæləmoʊ / AL-ə-moh ), located in the Rio Grande Valley in what is nicknamed the "Land of Two Summers", is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Known as the "Refuge to the Valley", it is located in an area of abundant ...
Digital History - The Battle of the Alamo (May 10, 2024) Battle of the Alamo, battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. It ended in a decisive victory for Mexican forces over “Texian” volunteers, who were annihilated. It also became a symbol of fierce resistance for the people ...
20 de set. de 2023 · Alamo, TX. Alamo is on U.S. Highway 83 nine miles southeast of McAllen in southern Hidalgo County. Between 1902 and 1909 Peter Ebenezer Blalock and George T. Hawkins accumulated 32,000 acres of land surrounding the townsite and extending fifteen miles north of the Rio Grande. By 1908 they had laid out the town, built shipping pens, and named ...
History. Founded in 1718 as the first mission in San Antonio, the Alamo served as a way station between East Texas and Mexico. In 1836, decades after the mission had closed, approximately 200 Texan defenders held the Alamo from over 2,500 of General Santa Anna’s troops from Mexico.
The Texan fighters did recognize that they were likely to die defending the Alamo. On the second day of the siege, Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis addressed a letter to “the People of Texas & All Americans in the World,” in which he wrote that he would never surrender or retreat. He and his men would face victory or death.
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29 de jul. de 2020 · The siege and the final assault on the Alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in Texas history. The battle was conspicuous for the large number of illustrious personalities among its combatants. These included Tennessee congressman David Crockett, entrepreneur-adventurer James Bowie, and Mexican president Antonio ...
