REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

On October 27, we left the house and drove off for a fun, and exciting 2022 out west vacation! We did and saw a lot of fun and wonderful things, but one of my favorite places was on day three of our trip, when we went to San Antonio, Texas. That’s where we saw the Alamo!

We arrived at the Alamo after a long and slow ride through traffic, and started our Alamo visit by taking a family picture in front of the Mission San Antonio de Valero (which is now known as the Alamo). After the picture, we headed inside the building where we saw the six flags over Texas: The Kingdom of Spain, The Kingdom of France, The Republic of Mexico, The Republic of Texas, The Confederate States of America, and The United States of America. 

We also heard the story of the Alamo from one of the park rangers! She did a very good job telling it. Did you know that the word alamo means cottonwood in Spanish?

After walking through the Alamo building, we headed outside and began looking at all the statues found around the building! There was a model of James Bowie, Davy Crocket, William Barret Travis, and a few others. After looking at all the sculptures, we went back around to the front of the Alamo where we got some pictures and talked with two Texas Rangers! It was very thrilling to talk with real Texas Rangers.

The battle of the Alamo was fought by the Mexicans who thought that Texas should be part of Mexico, and the Texans who thought Texas was its own free state. The battle started in morning hours and was won by the Mexicans 13 days later, after all of the 189 Alamo defenders, including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and William Travis were wiped out. In later battles, the Texan soldiers yelled, “Remember the Alamo” as their rallying cry.

I really enjoyed our visit at the Alamo. My favorite thing was the Mission San Antonio de Valero and the big green patch of grass in front. It is such a pretty sight where it was nestled in downtown San Antonio, Texas. I will always Remember the Alamo.

~Samuel