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The Alamo

The Alamo. By Joi Favors. When and where was the Alamo built.

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The Alamo

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  1. The Alamo By Joi Favors

  2. When and where was the Alamo built • The Alamo is an 18th-century mission church in San Antonio, Texas . The construction of the mission started on May 8, 1744. It was built with blocks of locally-quarried limestone. Originally, the Alamo was designed to have two bell towers and a domed roof.

  3. Why was the Alamo built • The construction of the mission started on May 8, 1744. It was built with blocks of locally-quarried limestone. Originally, the Alamo was designed to have two bell towers and a domed roof. It was originally built to be the church for the Mission San Antonio de Valero, which was founded in 1718. The church was built by Spanish Franciscan friars in order to convert the local Indians to Christianity.

  4. History of the Alamo • The viceroy of Mexico authorized a mission in 1716, but it was not until 1744 that the first stones of the present Alamo were laid. Priests had the Catholic mission San Antonio de Valero built to use to convert the native Indians. The structure collapsed by 1756, and the building was rebuilt. Construction ceased in 1762, and portions again began collapsing. In 1793 the church was turned over to the town and the religious artifacts moved to the San Fernando church. At that time the roof again fell in, and the building continued to decay.

  5. The battle of the Alamo • The people: • Samuel Houston , William Barrett Travis , Stephen fuller Austin , James Bowie , David Crockett , James Butler Bonham • The year the Alamo began • February 23 march 6 1836 • Ratio of Mexican soldiers to Texas soldiers

  6. Describe and label the rooms of the Alamo • The rooms of the Alamo

  7. The weakness of the Alamo

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