ENGLISH WORLD - Fort Alamo - The History of the ALAMO - Thirteen Fateful Days in 1836
Fort l' Alamo - l'Histoire de l'ALAMO - Treize jours fatidiques en 1836 Crédits photo 2014 : Gérard Pocquet https://ainsiparlaitlart.blogspot.com THE GIRLS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS present Fort Alamo - The History of the ALAMO - Thirteen Fateful Days in 1836 The Historical Past of the Alamo Originally called Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo housed missionaries and Native Americans converted to Catholicism for nearly seventy years. Its construction began at the current site in 1724. In 1793, Spanish authorities secularized the five missions in San Antonio and distributed their lands to the Native Americans living there. These men and women continued to cultivate the lands that were now theirs and contributed to the growth of the San Antonio community. In the early 19th century, the Spanish army stationed a cavalry unit at the old mission, which the soldiers called the Alamo (Spanish for "the poplar") in honor of their hometown, Alamo de Parras, in the provi...