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This episode discusses the establishment of the Alamo by the Alamo de Parras Company in 1803 and its historical significance.

Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast Episode 133: The Alamo De Parras Company If 1836 is the year we learned to Remember the Alamo, then 1803 is the year the Alamo became the Alamo. That’s when a group of soldiers from Alamo de Parras, Mexico, settled within the walls of an old Spanish mission, and changed the course of history. We reveal why the Alamo Company came to San Antonio, how the town learned to call the mission by a new name, and why its soldiers were repeatedly call...

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Host: The Alamo

Topics covered

• Alamo history
• military history
• Spanish missions
• Texas history
• settlement
• historical significance

Keywords

• Alamo
• Alamo de Parras
• San Antonio
• Spanish mission
• Texas history
• military settlement
• historical events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alamo de Parras

Places: San Antonio, Texas

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