History of the Alamo The Alamo, originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, has roots that stretch back to the ...

The limestone buildings shimmer in the blazing Texas sun. A Franciscan friar emerges from the parish office behind the church. I briefly wonder whether he’s melting under his brown habit. I know I am, ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Alamo is undoubtedly the most recognizable and photographed structure in San Antonio. But its shape is not ...

How one of San Antonio's earliest subdivisions settled by the Irish, the Irish Flats, was built and why it's nearly missing ...

Established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero and relocated to its current location six years later, the site that ...

Bearing the history of Texas itself, the Mission San Antonio de Valero (known as the Alamo) has passed through multiple hands in its nearly 300-year history. It has belonged to Spain, Mexico ...

The designation includes the four missions that are part of the national historical park as well as Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo. Read more about Community Celebrates San ...

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 ... skull must be that of an Alamo defender. Recall, however, that the Alamo was a Spanish mission long before it served as ...

Topping this week's food news roundup is an update on Alamo Pizza, a pizzeria that operates on San Antonio's Southwest Side. The business took to Facebook to announce that the restaurant will ...

Alamo Plaza in San Antonio is showing signs of the future ... Opened last year next to the Palisade, the Mission Gate exhibit greets visitors at what would have been the southern gate in 1836.