The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas

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The Battle of the Alamo in February 1836 was actually only a short 13-day siege - but the repercussions would ring throughout the history of Texas and the United States. A United States National Historic Landmark, the actual Alamo building is one of the most hotly contested landmarks in Texas and has had its own modern-day battles surrounding control of the site.

The 1990s saw a round of battling with Texas' governor at the time, George W. Bush, who stepped in to protect the status quo and tradition of its custodianship under the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Today, the Alamo is one of America's most famous and most beloved landmarks and is recognized as a U.S. Historic District Contributing Property and a site on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. To learn more fascinating facts about The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas and get more detailed visitor information, visit www.thealamo.org.

The Battle of the Alamo -

Originally named the Mission San Antonio de Valero, The Alamo itself is an 18th-century Roman Catholic mission, which was a base for converting Native American Indians to Christianity. The battle that made it a famous landmark actually started as a fairly small 13-day siege. After the Mexican Army successfully defeated the "Texians" who were fighting for Independence from them, the Alamo became a rallying cry that is still being heard today. To learn more about the history of The Battle of the Alamo, visit www.thealamo.org/battle/battle.php.

The Restoration of the Alamo -

The Battle of the Alamo later turned into the battle for the Alamo with various parties wanting to control the great San Antonio, Texas historic site, a battle that has famously continued throughout the 1990s into present day. At one time used for storage, this U.S. National Historic Landmark fell into disrepair by the early 1900s, at which time the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (or DRT) stepped in to save it. Led by two of its members, Adina Emilia de Zavala and Clara Driscoll, the ladies of the DRT were granted custodianship of the legendary Alamo by the Texas state legislature.

But the battle for the Alamo had only just begun. Driscoll and de Zavala would wage a war for control of the restoration of the Alamo that lasted for almost 7 years. In response to the battling parties, then-Texas governor Oscar B. Colquitt took control of the Alamo for a short time in 1912, but soon returned control back to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. To learn more about the modern history of the Alamo and its restoration, visit www.thealamo.org/visitors/mission.php.