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Alamo Mission in San Antonio
The
Alamo Mission in San Antonio
, commonly called
the Alamo
and originally known as
Misión San Antonio de Valero
, is part of the
San Antonio Missions
World Heritage Site
in
San Antonio
,
Texas
,
United States
. Founded in the 18th century as a
Roman Catholic
mission and fortress compound, it was the site of the
Battle of the Alamo
in 1836. The Alamo is now a museum in the
Alamo Plaza Historic District
.
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