The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th ...

The Runaway Scrape, an arduous evacuation of a panicked sea of humanity fleeing eastward during Santa Anna’s 1836 Texas campaign ... Society members in San Antonio last week.

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 ...

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 ...

The discovery was first reported Thursday, on the 189th anniversary of the 1836 battle ... Alamo Church and other historic structures in San Antonio. “This discovery deepens our understanding ...

On February 23, 1836, Santa Anna and his Army of Operations entered Béxar and the Alamo became a fortress for the rebel fighters, a hiding place for most of the women and children of San Antonio ...