The Alamo

The above video is from one of the many movies about the Alamo. Here, William Travis speaks to the Alamo’s few defenders.

The mission I’ve failed to mention is a different story altogether. It is the Alamo, once known as Mission San Antonio de Valero. If you’re from the U.S., you’ve probably heard of the Alamo. You may not be sure why it is so important, why it has captured the hearts and minds of so many musicians, artists, historians, and the like, for almost two centuries.

The Alamo is known as the Cradle of Texas Freedom. At a decisive moment in history, people living in oppression under the Mexican government, called the Texians, decided to revolt. The Texians overtook the Alamo, which had been a Mexican military fortress, and thus began the Texian’s war for independence from Mexico. The Alamo has inspired so many partly because its small number of defenders stood their ground against a huge army of Mexican troops.

Learn more about the enormous amount of history behind this humble landmark by visiting http://www.thealamo.org.