What is the real story of the Alamo?

The battle of the Alamo – which took place during the Texas Revolution, when the Mexican army laid siege on a mission for 13 days and hundreds of Texians (as Texas settlers were called) and Tejanos fought them to their deaths – has become a metaphor for American liberty and honor.



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Sam was spared because he was a slave. Historian Walter Lord believed that Sam did not exist and that contemporaries actually meant Ben, a former slave who served as Mexican Colonel Juan Almonte's cook and later guided Susanna Dickinson from San Antonio.

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After regaining honor at the more famous fall of the Alamo in 1836, Santa Anna felt his job in Texas was done. But under counsel, he decided to take one final swipe at the Texas rebels by dividing his army and sweeping the land. The resulting campaign led to the Battle of San Jacinto.

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The majority of the Alamo's 1836 Battlefield has been lost in the nearly two centuries since that dramatic battle. The Mexican Army tore down the compound's outer walls in May of 1836. This left just two structures, the Alamo Church and Long Barrack.

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David Crockett died violently March 6, 1836, at the Alamo after thousands of Mexican soldiers stormed the lightly defended fortress in San Antonio, Texas.

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Heroes Who Died Fighting for Freedom Many know the famous names of James Bowie, William B. Travis, and David Crockett as men who died defending the Alamo, but there were about 200 others there during the Battle. These men came from a variety of backgrounds and places, but all came together to fight for Texas liberty.

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Miraculously, at least fourteen people lived through the battle, and a few would later provide chilling eyewitness accounts of what happened. Enrique Esparza was the son of Alamo defender Gregorio Esparza and Ana Salazar Esparza. He, his mother, and two siblings survived the attack.

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About the Alamo The Alamo belongs to the people of Texas. In 2011, the Texas Legislature and Gov. Rick Perry designated the Texas General Land Office (GLO) the custodian of the Alamo on behalf of the people of Texas.

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Featuring interactive tours, exhibits, and a Living History encampment where you can experience and learn more about frontier life in early Texas, visit the Alamo to watch demonstrations and get your hands on history. Visitors must reserve a FREE timed-entry ticket to go inside The Church. Claim your ticket now.

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