The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is a former mission and fortress, built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century.
This official Alamo site is my pick of the day because of its overall quality.
"It began as a simple Spanish mission, run by Franciscan missionaries, strategically placed on the El Camino Real - the King's Highway."
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multimedia compendium of Texas history and geography.
"In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although ruled by Mexico, the region was home to more than 20,000 U.S. settlers agitated by what they saw as restrictive Mexican policies."
Although the Texas revolutionaries lost the battle at the Alamo, they turned the loss into motivation on the battlefield at San Jacinto.
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