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The Alamo is a building in San Antonio, Texas. It was built around
1744 as a chapel for the Franciscan Mission San Antonio de Valero.
By the time of the
Texan War of Independence the
Franciscans had already moved out.
Who fought in the Siege of the Alamo?
The Mexicans, led by
General
Antonio López de Santa Anna, fought around 180 Texan revolutionaries.
Among them were Colonel William B. Travis, Colonel James
Bowie, and
Davy
Crockett.
And here is the map
DEFENSE OF THE ALAMO
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