The Battle of the Alamo in 1836 resulted in victory by Mexico, but was soon followed by independence for Texas.

A relative of Samuel Maverick recently donated the cannon to the Alamo. The Alamo Trust plans to display it at its museum, ...

Kate Rogers, the former president and CEO of Alamo Trust Inc., says Davy Crockett and the historic defenders of the Alamo ...

The Battle of the Alamo has become the stuff of legend – when 200 brave Texan fighters took a stand against a Mexican force ...

The Alamo acquired a rare swivel cannon from the 1836 battle, bringing its collection to 11 battle-used pieces with ties to ...

The Alamo has acquired a long-lost cannon used in the 1836 battle after a Corpus Christi family member helped return the ...

The original cannon was acquired in the leadup to the Alamo's 190th anniversary celebration. The Alamo has acquired an ...

Two men from Germany who were in the Alamo garrison killed in the 1836 battle were remembered Monday at the historic mission and battle site. Little has been written about Henry Thomas and Henry ...

San Antonio is embarking on a $550 million project to restore the historic Alamo, but some critics have concerns about how slavery will be portrayed in the changes. Updates to the Spanish mission, ...

In 1842, following Mexican Gen. Adrian Woll’s invasion of San Antonio, Texas Gen. Edward Burleson is quoted as saying, “Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat; the Alamo had none.” Burleson was ...

It depends on your definition of a survivor. As far as is known, only a few dependents of the Texian combatants spent most or all of the siege within the Alamo walls. Bruce Winders, curator and ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo has added a rare piece of Texas history to its collection with the acquisition of a cannon used ...