Here is a ppt on the Alamo where a historical battle took place. This was created by me when I was in the sixth grade. Hope you like it.
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About Alamo
3. About Alamo
? The Alamo is one of the most visited historic
sites in the United States. The Alamo is a the
location of a key battle in the Texas Revolution
against Mexico. The Alamo is now a museum,
managed by the Daughters of the Republic of
Texas, and dedicated to the memory of the
missionaries that lived and worked in the
Alamo, and the men that died in the Battle of
the Alamo.
5. History of Alamo
? Built in 1718, the Alamo is a 4.2-acre complex made up of the Shrine, the Long
Barracks, house exhibits, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library (open to
researchers only)
? The Alamo History:
The Alamo mission, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero after Saint
Antonio, has been designated as an official state shrine in honor of the Texans that
died in the Battle of the Alamo.
The Battle:
The Battle of the Alamo (Feb 23 - Mar 6, 1836) is the most famous battle of the
Texas revolutionaries war against Mexico. In this battle the Texan revolutionarys
were outnumbered and cornered in the Alamo mission by the Mexican army led
by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Two attempts to siege the Alamo failed
before the Texans were finally overtaken on the third attack. Alamo historians
agree that between 182 and 257 Texans were killed in this battle and between 400
and 600 Mexicans were killed. Although the Texans lost the battle, it was
remembered throughout the rest of the war and gave life to the cause of Texas
Independence and was the reason for a phrase that is remembered still
today,"Remember the Alamo!"
7. When was the Alamo built?
? The Alamo was built in the early 1700's simultaneously with the
colonial village of Williamsburg, Va., the more commonly regarded
symbol of our nation's beginnings.
? The Alamo was built as a chapel after 1744, it is all that remains of
the mission of San Antonio de Valero, which was founded in 1718
by Franciscans and later converted into a fortress.
9. Style of Architecture and engravings of
Alamo
? The spanish style that it most represents is called the
mud¨¦jar and neo-mud¨¦jar styles. This in combo with
indigeneous styles (due to the different types of material
used for building -to accomodate the climate, building
materials and functionality of the structure) made what we
can witness in the facade of the Alamo and other like
structures such as the mission of san carlos borromeo de
carmelo in California.
? The wonder of the structure is that it reminds Texans of
the state's Hispanic heritage.
? "When you go to the Alamo you can still feel what it was
like to be a pioneer almost 300 years ago," Speck said. "It's
not just a building. It's a lifestyle.¡°
12. Inscriptions of Alamo
? The Alamo Shrine is an inscription that
reminds visitors of the sacredness of what
they are experiencing. The inscription reads,
'Be Silent Friend Here Heroes Died To Blaze a
Trail For Other Men'. Inside the shrine is a list
of the names of those who died in the battle.
13. Inscriptions of Alamo
? The Chapel also contains a bronze plaque with
the inscription, 'In honor of those Alamo
heroes whose names history did not record'.
? Carved into the limestone wall and through
Spanish mission period plaster was the
inscription ¡°1802¡±. The location of this
inscription is above the main doorway and in
the upper right hand corner of the window
above the door.