The Alamo

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Spanish mission fortress historic site museum tourist attraction

The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the site of the pivotal 1836 battle during the Texas Revolution.

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish mission → fortress → historic site → museum → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Spanish Colonial architecture →
associatedWithEvent	Battle of the Alamo → Texas Revolution →
attackedByDuringBattle	Mexican Army →
battleEndDate	1836-03-06 →
battleStartDate	1836-02-23 →
category	Spanish missions in Texas → Texas Revolution site →
city	San Antonio NERFINISHED →
commandedByAttackers	Antonio López de Santa Anna →
commandedByDefenders	Davy Crockett → James Bowie → William B. Travis →
constructedAs	Roman Catholic mission →
controlledByDuringBattle	Texian forces →
country	United States →
currentUse	historic shrine → museum →
foundedBy	Franciscan missionaries → Spanish missionaries →
foundedInCentury	18th century →
foundedInYear	1718 →
foundingOrder	Franciscan Order →
governingBody	Texas General Land Office →
hasFeature	iconic church facade → long barracks → plaza →
heritage	Spanish colonial →
locatedIn	San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED → Texas → United States →
material	limestone →
mottoAssociated	Remember the Alamo! →
notableEventYear	1836 →
NRHPListingYear	1966 →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000824 →
NRHPStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
openToPublic	true →
originalName	Misión San Antonio de Valero →
partOf	San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site →
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church →
state	Texas →
symbolOf	Texan independence → heroism → resistance →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2015 →
UNESCOStatus	World Heritage Site component →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texian Army ("Battle of the Alamo") →	engagement
South-Central Texas →	hasAttraction
San Antonio →	hasLandmark
Texas Revolution ("Battle of the Alamo") →	hasPart
Remember the Alamo ("siege of the Alamo") →	inspiredByEvent
San Antonio →	knownFor
San Antonio River Walk →	near
Battle of San Jacinto ("Fall of the Alamo") →	precededBy
Remember the Alamo ("Battle of the Alamo") →	refersTo
Remember the Alamo ("Alamo Mission in San Antonio") →	relatedTo
Texas Revolution →	significantPlace
Tribune Tower ("Alamo Mission in San Antonio") →	stoneFragmentsFrom