The Alamo also known as the "Mission San Antonio de Valero" has not always been at its current location. The original mission as founded near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek in 1718. In 1719 the mission was relocated a short distance to the south of where it is today. A 1724 storm destroyed structures at the new site, prompting Spanish officials to relocate the mission to its present spot. It was the mission compound constructed here at the 1724 location that later gained fame as the Alamo. While this is the third spot for Mission San Antonio de Valero, it is the only place the "Alamo" has ever been.
Photo by TX DOT (Texas Department of Tourism)
2010
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