ALAMO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS In many book’s about of the Alamo all said, The phrase "Remember the Alamo", an often misquoted reference to the 1836 battle, actually does very little to help us remember the real Alamo. Largely ignored are the years following the 1793 secularization of Mission San Antonio de Valero. Until recently, this period of the Alamo's history seemed doomed to remain hidden forever. The history of the Alamo begins long before 1836. It is …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…of the Alamo. As the war with Mexico escalated, there were complaints that the Alamo had been stripped of cannons and supplies to reinforce efforts in Matamoros. General Sam Houston sent Jim Bowie with about 20 men to the Alamo to inspect it, assuming that he would recommend evacuation. He remained with others to defend the mission and in the March of 1836 the Alamo forever took its place in history as a El Fuerte del Alamo.