The Alamo Mission

The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  • Also known as: “Alamo”, “Alamo Mission”, “Alamo Mission in San Antonio”, “Mission San Antonio de Valero”, “San Antonio de Valero Mission”, and “The Alamo”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crockett Hotel and The Emily Morgan Hotel.

Hotel
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The is a hotel in San Antonio, Texas, which overlooks The Alamo, and is a San Antonio historic landmark itself. It was built by the local Oddfellows' Lodge who occupied a portion of the hotel until they sold it in 1978.

Hotel
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Church
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The St. Joseph Catholic Church is a parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, located at 623 East Commerce Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. is situated 780 feet south of The Alamo Mission.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Villita and San Antonio.

Neighborhood
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Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. There are art galleries, stores selling souvenirs, gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art, as well as several restaurants in the district.

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is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the . It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country.

Village
is a city in , United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2020 census. The town is noted for its park-like setting, oak-tree lined streets, and large estates, many of which were constructed during the 1920s. is situated 3½ miles north of The Alamo Mission.

The Alamo Mission

Latitude
29.42576° or 29° 25′ 33″ north
Longitude
-98.48564° or 98° 29′ 8″ west
Open location code
76X3CGG7+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1563876593
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2636724
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“The Alamo Mission” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Misión del Álamu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Alamo qalası”
  • Bosnian: “Alamo”
  • Bulgarian: “Аламо”
  • Catalan: “missió d’El Álamo”
  • Chinese: “阿拉莫”
  • Chinese: “阿拉莫使团”
  • Chinese: “阿拉莫使團”
  • Dutch: “Alamo Mission in San Antonio”
  • Finnish: “Alamo”
  • French: “Fort Alamo”
  • French: “Fort-Alamo”
  • French: “mission Alamo”
  • French: “Mission Alamo”
  • French: “Mission de San Antonio de Valero”
  • French: “Mission San Antonio de Valero”
  • Galician: “Misión do Álamo”
  • German: “Alamo”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Άλαμο”
  • Hebrew: “אלמו”
  • Hebrew: “מיסיון אלמו בסן אנטוניו”
  • Hungarian: “Alamo erőd”
  • Hungarian: “Álamo erőd”
  • Hungarian: “Alamo-erőd”
  • Hungarian: “Fort Álamo”
  • Hungarian: “San Antonio de Valero Mission”
  • Indonesian: “Misi Alamo”
  • Irish: “Misean Alamo”
  • Italian: “Alamo”
  • Italian: “Fort Alamo”
  • Italian: “Forte Alamo”
  • Italian: “Missione di San Antonio de Valero”
  • Italian: “San Antonio de Valero”
  • Italian: “The Alamo (Stati Uniti)”
  • Italian: “The Alamo”
  • Japanese: “アラモ伝道所”
  • Japanese: “アラモ砦”
  • Kazakh: “Аламо миссиясы”
  • Korean: “알라모 요새”
  • Korean: “알라모 전도소”
  • Latvian: “Alamo forts”
  • Lithuanian: “Alamo misijos”
  • Malay: “Benteng Alamo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alamo misjonsstasjon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alamo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Álamo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Alamo”
  • Norwegian: “Alamo misjonsstasjon”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه مبلغان آلامو”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه مبلغان الامو”
  • Persian: “قلعه آلامو”
  • Portuguese: “Alamo”
  • Portuguese: “Misión de San Antonio de Valero”
  • Portuguese: “Missão Álamo”
  • Russian: “Миссия Аламо”
  • Serbian: “Аламо”
  • Slovenian: “misijon Alamo”
  • Spanish: “El Álamo”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de El Álamo”
  • Spanish: “Misión de Álamo”
  • Spanish: “Misión de El Álamo”
  • Spanish: “Mision de San Antonio de Valero”
  • Spanish: “Misión de San Antonio de Valero”
  • Swedish: “Alamo missionsstation”
  • Swedish: “Alamo, Texas”
  • Thai: “คณะเผยแพร่ศาสนาแอละโมในแซนแอนโทนีโอ”
  • Turkish: “Alamo kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Alamo Kalesi”

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Highlights include Ralston Family Collections Center and Alamo Church.

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