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The replica of the Alamo built for John Wayne's film The Alamo (1960). Alamo Village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of Brackettville, Texas, United States.It was the first movie location built in Texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for The Alamo (1960), directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and Frankie Avalon.
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. [4]
The fifth (and best known) mission in San Antonio, the Alamo, is not part of the Park. It is located upstream from Mission Concepción, in downtown San Antonio, and is owned by the State of Texas. The Alamo was operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas until July 2015, when custodianship was turned over to the Texas General Land Office.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing most of the ...
48-09868 [4] GNIS feature ID. 1352804 [2] Website. www .thecityofbrackettville .com. Brackettville is a city in Kinney County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,341 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,688 at the 2010 census. [5] It is the county seat of Kinney County.
Runaway Scrape. A map of Mexico, 1835–46, showing administrative divisions. The Runaway Scrape events took place mainly between September 1835 and April 1836 and were the evacuations by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army of Operations during the Texas Revolution, from the Battle of the Alamo through the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.
Alamo is located in southern Hidalgo County at 26°11′6″N 98°7′4″W (26.185113, –98.117892). [6] It is bordered to the west by the city of San Juan and to the east by the city of Donna . According to the United States Census Bureau, Alamo has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18.4 km 2 ), all land.
Texas Centennial Issue of 1936. Reverse side of the seal of Texas, featuring the "Remember the Alamo" battle cry as well the Alamo mission itself. The Battle of the Alamo left a substantial legacy and influence within American culture and is an event that is told from the perspective of the vanquished.