USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero, the former mission now known as the Alamo has been a crossroads of history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Known today as The Alamo, this Spanish mission complex was the first of the San Antonio missions founded to convert the local American Indians to Christianity. The mission eventually became a community of Spanish, Mexican, and American Indian Catholics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ten years later, it became a fortress housing the Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras military unit, who likely gave the mission the name Alamo. During the Texas Revolution, Mexican General Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered the fort to the Texian Army in December 1835, following the Siege of Béxar.

Detailed explanation-4: -The building was originally the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, which had been founded between 1716 and 1718 by Franciscans. Before the end of the century, the mission had been abandoned and the buildings fell into partial ruin. After 1801 the chapel was occupied sporadically by Spanish troops.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Alamo was originally a Spanish mission but was turned into a fort for Spanish soldiers. The fort was on 3 acres of land and contained several buildings with cannons along the walls and on roofs. During the fight for Texas Independence, the Alamo was occupied by Mexican troops.