While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled ...

and Mission San Antonio de Valero. An American trader and filibuster, Philip Nolan, enters northeast Texas to hunt for wild horses. Spanish troops from Nacogdoches capture Nolan and his party.

Bearing the history of Texas itself, the Mission San Antonio de Valero (known as the Alamo) has passed through multiple hands in its nearly 300-year history. It has belonged to Spain, Mexico ...

FREMONT, Calif. - In a small section of the wrestling mini gym at Mission San Jose High School sits, "The Wall." Or at least it did, until it went back into the history it was meant to preserve.

Mission Espada and Mission San Juan – are located, making this a must-see site for history buffs. Established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century by Franciscan friars, the missions ...

A trip to San Antonio ... through the Mission’s grounds, where history came alive. The Battle of the Alamo diorama and the ...