Chapel, Alamo Mission, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Chapel of the Alamo Mission, or Mission San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church built in 1744, to spread Christianity and improve education among Native Americans, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo took place here in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna killed the Texian soldiers occupying the mission. The mission is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13439731
Media ID
45166703
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7087px x 4392px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
