Case File: Alamo Treasure Location: San Antonio, Texas Date: 1836 Description: Originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound and the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Built by the Spanish Franciscan priest, Antonio de Olivares, and Payaya Indians, the compound originally consisted of a sanctuary and surrounding buildings, was built for the education of area Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity. In 1793, the mission was secularized and then abandoned. Ten years later, it became a fortress housing a Spanish Army unit, the Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras The Alamo is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza District of downtown San Antonio, Texas.
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| - Case File: Alamo Treasure Location: San Antonio, Texas Date: 1836 Description: Originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound and the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Built by the Spanish Franciscan priest, Antonio de Olivares, and Payaya Indians, the compound originally consisted of a sanctuary and surrounding buildings, was built for the education of area Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity. In 1793, the mission was secularized and then abandoned. Ten years later, it became a fortress housing a Spanish Army unit, the Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras The Alamo is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza District of downtown San Antonio, Texas.
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| - Case File: Alamo Treasure Location: San Antonio, Texas Date: 1836 Description: Originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound and the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Built by the Spanish Franciscan priest, Antonio de Olivares, and Payaya Indians, the compound originally consisted of a sanctuary and surrounding buildings, was built for the education of area Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity. In 1793, the mission was secularized and then abandoned. Ten years later, it became a fortress housing a Spanish Army unit, the Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras The Alamo is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza District of downtown San Antonio, Texas.
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