Alamo’s history before and after Texas Revolution
To understand why the battle over the Alamo’s future is so contentious, it’s important to understand its past.
There are many layers and complexities when it comes to the Alamo’s history. Texas was a frontier region when the Spaniards began to explore the area.
It was difficult to establish a foothold in the area so the Spaniard established missions across the state.
Indigenous people, known as the Coahuiltecans, had been living in Texas for thousands of years and the Spanish wanted to convert them to Catholicism.
(Spanish missions in Texas)