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You would find one of these following facts about the Alamo interesting and useful. The Alamo was originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero. It 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, Antonie de Olivares, and Payaya Indians, it forms of the present city of San Antonia, Texas, along with the Presidio San Antonia de Bexar and the Acequia  Read More ... »