The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th ...

Texas was a contested territory, and by 1836 the Alamo had become a military outpost ... long barrack are all that remain of the original compound, Lanham said, thanks to early 20 th-century ...

So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo City." The only portions of the 1836 compound that remain are the church and the lower floor of the long barracks -- and air ...