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Featured Article. The Alamo: 13 Days of Glory. February 23, 1836, began the siege of the Alamo, a 13-day moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas, into a shrine known and revered the world over.
The Alamo Facts. The Alamo today is a museum in the Alamo Plaza District, located in downtown San Antonio, Texas. However, originally it was a Roman Catholic mission called Mission San Antonio de Valero that later became the site of the Battle of the Alamo. This battle that took place in 1836 made the Alamo famous.