I have been visiting the Alamo my entire life, starting in primary school to just two years ago. In all of those visits, not one person mentioned the outlines of the original structures painted on the ground. Thank you so much for this video tour of the Alamo. God bless Texas!!! Remember the Alamo!
I have lived a couple hours from San Antonio most of my life and have been fascinated by the Alamo since I was a child, too. Genealogy studies by my sister show that I am related to two of the defenders. I have walked your described path many, many times. Your video and narration is one of the best presentations on this special place that I have ever seen. Thank you.
I finally got to visit the Alamo a couple years ago. I was a Davy Crockett fan my whole life. Just standing in front of the Alamo filled me awe and new respect for the defenders. I have a different perspective than most visitors because I'm a proud relative of Davy Crockett.
When visiting San Antonio you may be interested in checking out the San Antonio Missions Park. Where there are a few mission churches that were built around about the same time as the Alamo, 1700'ish. And interesting they are still standing strong and still in use today.
As the Marty Robbin’s song says: “But sometimes between the setting and the rising of the sun You can hear a ghostly bugle As the men go marching by You can hear them as they answer To that roll call in the sky.”
I haven’t been to the Alamo in years. My aunt would take my sisters and I to Texas every single summer for a week to visit my great uncle and we also have a friend that was stationed somewhere in Texas as well so as we were visiting we went to the Alamo and OMG! I miss it. San Antonio is beautiful.. The River Walk is also awesome too. It reminds me of Italy (I’ve only seen pictures of Italy lol)
I remember talking about the Alamo back in elementary school in the 1970's it was very interesting .Till this day I have not been there, I would love to go there and see the Alamo.I hope to visit this year if not soon.2022.
We saw the Alamo years ago. It's amazing, you're in the middle of a huge modern city, come around a corner, and there it is - really cool! I read that a group of wealthy Texas women leaned on their husbands to pass a law that the mission could never be torn down for condos or whatever (and there are those out there who would do that!).
Please look what city of San Antonio is tring to move the tomb of the dead my cousin Lee Spencer white on her Facebook page is trying to make the Alamo a cemetery they city of San Antonio found skeletons remains would not let the right people so they can do DNA on them then just putting them in a plastic container on a shelf ,they found Native American skeletons bones but they will not make it a cemetery they are destroying ground finding bones they will not stop please iam asking if you love the Alamo please go to Lee Spencer white Facebook and sighn a petition to make it a cemetery and don't move the tomb of the dead
@@patriciapowell2975 I sent a message to Lee on Face Book that I will post for her but she does not know me? Pls let her know I found her through your post here? Thank you?
Glory to the brave 19th century Mexican soldiers, who defended the territorial integrity of Mexico from the US-American pirates, who were balkanizing the Mexican province of Texas. Yes, because they were illegal immigrants who rose up against the Mexican Republic, Texas did not have the right to separate from Mexico, but the US-American pirates wanted to continue maintaining slavery, abolished in Mexico since 1810. Mexico land of racial equality.
Constancio Rosellini Land of racial equality? Clearly you’re forgetting the Spanish conquistadors and how they pillaged the land of native Americans. This consequence created new forms of ethnicities such as mestizos.
The whole mission should be restored. All those buildings should be moved that are on the original footprint. Obscene to have buildings sit on this massive gravesite.
I went to San Antonio and, of course, visited "The Alamo." It's a must see, for sure. Don't forget to read "Forget the Alamo, The Rise and Fall of an American Myth." It dovetails nicely with your tour. Happy trails and a big ADIOS AMIGOS!
Thanks for this tour! It's been over a decade since I've properly explored the Alamo. As a San Antonioan, I'm overdue. But with COVID going on right now, this is the next best thing until I can go in person again.
I am stationed in Texas right now and have made sure to the Missions of San Antonio, Gonzalez for the first shot, Goliad for the four battles and San Jacincto. Honestly you could visit all Texas War of Independence sites on a long weekend.
it is funny the alamo is the 1st thing you think about as the fight for texas independence. but your right they had some knock down drag out wars alone the way. and not even a 2 hour drive from my house was were the battle of san jacinto took place. an 18 minute battle and a signing by santa anna that we won texas.
Hwy 21 out of Nacogdoches is the old El Camino Real.....or the first road in Texas. It was also called the San Antonio road. Ran from Natchites Louisiana to Nacogdoches then to San Antonio. There are some really old graves in Nacogdoches (known as the oldest town in Texas) The Father for the first catholic mission/church in San Antonio is buried there
@@jodyguilbeaux8225 I have 2 ancestors that fought with General Sam Houston at San Jacinto. You can go to the museum website and read their bio's. Their last names are Crain, and one of them guarded Santa Anna after we captured him. I posted a video yesterday on my channel commemorating the 1 day of the 13 day seize at the Alamo. You should go check it out.
We have been living in San Antonio for 3 years now and it seems like every time we have someone come visit us one of the things we definitely want to do with them is at least take a picture in front of the Alamo!
I visited the Alamo a number of years ago and had a really strange feeling while inside that building and was almost overwhelming. I have never had a feeling like that before or since. Souls..........
I felt it too! And also back behind it where the trees are and the sidewalk. It gave me a feeling if urgency, like I needed to hurry and do something...very strange. But you're the first person I remember ever seeing say something about it.
There are Ghost stories about the Alamo, that makes a lot of sense considering the trauma that took place there. There is also something about limestone rock holding energy & possibly releasing it .
Last time I was in the Alamo, there was absolutely no reverence observed. Men wearing hats, loud talking, walking on the graves inside the chapel… I asked one of the workers, and he said it was a shame, but they were no longer allowed to enforce reverence and respect inside the chapel.
In 1972 I was in San Antonio for basic training and the Alamo was very different. When we got a day pass we went downtown and was looking for the Alamo. I asked a man where is the Alamo? He said you are standing in front of it. I was expecting a mission like in the John Wayne movie but it was just a concrete wall with a door. I went back again in 1988 and 2019. San Antonio is one of my favorite cities and I have been to just about all of them.
When my father was a kid, growing up he loved the 1960 John Wayne Alamo movie, it was his favorite. Fast forward 45 years later and when he retired from the Army we moved to San Antonio and a few years later he got a job working as a docent at the Alamo in the Long Barrack. The story of the Alamo has been a lifelong interest of his so it was only fitting.
They filmed that movie on a ranch about 10 miles north of Bracketville Texas. The movie set is still standing and opened to the public during the spring and summer. Willie Nelson has filmed there on some of his movie projects as well
Great tour and video! The story of the Alamo always fascinated me as a child. Growing up in east Tennessee, I learned a lot about Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and the Volunteers! Thank you!
Been there four times over the years. At San Fernando Cathredal, the front of the church, where the altar is, is part of the original cathedral. If you go into that part and look around closely, you can see the original walls and the painted fresco still on them this many years later.
Living just an hour and change away in Houston most of my life, I have had the pleasure to visit San Antonio and the Alamo many, many times. Its a wonderful place to visit. If you have never been there is a large river walk that situates one level below the city streets and the Alamo. There are entrances all over downtown and its truly beautiful down there. You can take boat rides as well. Its like entering another world when you go down there. There is nothing like it and I think its my favorite place to visit in all of Texas.
Thank you! That was a very nice, informative, and respectable video and I enjoyed it very much! I visited the Alamo in 1977 and this was a very pleasant reminder of that trip! Thanks again and look forward to your next video!
I was stationed there once in the US Army for some training @ Brook AMC, Tx. I returned in the mid ‘70s for an anesthesia residency. Relatives would all go visit , The Alamo, my wife and children toured the Alamo. I put it off to catch it later on, but it never happened. If I ever get back there, I will visit with this tour guide as a help. Thank you for this tour. 👍
You better hurry because the city of San Antonio is trying to move the tomb of the dead go to my cousins Facebook Lee Spencer white go on there and read what they are trying to do please sign documents to stop them we will lose are history. Thank you
I visited twice when I was in San Antonio in 2003. A profound experience indeed and a longtime bucket list item for me as I have been a history enthusiast and "old soul" since early childhood. I had read many books, along with watching films and documentaries, on the Texas Revolution over the years. The spiritual residue, if you will, remains very strong. When you walk in something just comes over you like a cloak; it's akin to a feeling of being in a shrine. A sense of awe and reverence, coupled with a respect for all the men on both sides who endured and did what they felt they had to do. As at Gettysburg, Antietam, the Shenandoah Valley, Harper's Ferry, Bennington VT and other battle sites I have visited, you can feel the sheer intensity of what took place there. I'd say that feeling at the Alamo was one of the most powerful of all.
Amazing slice of real life history. For people interested in this type of history, a U.S. novelist has written a splendid historical novel which includes the times, the characters, Texas and the battle of the Alamo called "Two for Texas."
Great video I was stationed in Fort Hood Tx, but never made it down to see this site. My brother was station in this area & saw this site. This was one of my favorite childhood stories, wish I would have made it down, but at age 18 I was chasing other dreams.
You better go see it because San Antonio wants to move the tomb of the dead and other things my cousin Lee Spencer white please go to her Facebook page and read and please sighn Lets save the Alamo and make it a cemetery and not let them put the remains in plastic boxes on shelf and forget them Thank you
I built a fully replica of the Alamo here in Texas on my property it's fully functional people can come and look at it for free thank you for sharing this beautiful video
My great grandfather 6-7time Gordon C Jennings was in charge of the cannons he was the oldest man that died at the Alamo his youngest daughter Catherine Jennings nickname Katie ride she was 9 to 10 years old put on a horse to tell settlers Alamo they need help she was known as the Texas Paul Revere of Texas Texas ended up giving her a pension land for being a Texas Hero at 9-10 years old
Thank you for this informative video. Definitely a big help in getting a perspective on the original structure and where events of the battle played out. The original Alamo structure is much bigger than it seems in art and movie depictions.
I visited the Alamo some years ago. There really wasn't much to it but I did enjoy it. That was the first time I stood on a battlefield. And did NOT have to fight! I had been to many others prior to my Alamo visit but I had to fight for my life there!
I visited the Alamo back in 1968 while stationed in the military. I was fascinated and very impressed. May God bless all those heros at the Alamo. As a kid I loved the stories and movies about the Alamo and my visit was a check off my bucket list also.
I’m a Mexican living in California. History is my passion and I recently made a pilgrimage to the Alamo, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia that I was standing in the battleground of one of histories greatest turning points in North America. It’s a must visit for anyone that adores history in general.
The city of San Antonio wants to move the tomb of the dead and they are finding skeletons of the dead and not telling my cousin so they can do DNA on them they are someone's family and we will never know who that was they put them in plastic boxes on a shelf and in storage my cousin is trying to stop them from diging them up she it trying to make the Alamo a cemetery and trying to stop the move of the tomb of the dead look up Lee Spencer white on Facebook and help sighn a petition to stop San Antonio from moving the Tomb and making the Alamo a cemetery v
Oh wow! Really like your version of this one much more than others that I have seen. We are planning to shoot one there too later this year. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for your time and information. Went there on leave when I was in the service had a lot of appreciation but not a lot of time and only 18. Glad I went but wish I had more time
I remember always going here as a kid. I would always point out that there were fish in the water. The Alamo and that movie theater place will always be the nostalgic places to go, at least for me.
Thanks for the video. To tell you the truth, you saved me a trip. This is just another remnant of a historic place. Reminds me of my trip to Little Round Top at Gettysburg. (There's almost nothing left of it.)
As an indigenous Native American of Texas, i tell you go back to where you come from. You're not welcome here. We didn't invite you. Also take that stupid flag with you.
I actually found two basements at The Alamo! One is under the gift shop. They keep their overstock items. The other one is under the relatively new library. Check them out, Pee Wee!
I enjoyed this! I was there in 1965 and a lot of what you showed was not. There was posh hotel just across the street from the alamo. We did go to the Cathedral but I saw no crypt of the persons who defended the Alamo! Interesting! When I was there last year, the inside of the Alamo was made to look more like the inside was supposed to look like. It made it look like it would have been impossible to have defended this place!
my teacher told us that the texas bodies were gathered in a heap and torched by santa anna orders. my teacher taught texas history. when people say they have the remains or ashes, i question that...........how and whos remains?
@@jodyguilbeaux8225 I have read on various websites the same thing. Santa Ana ordered the bodies of the defenders burnt, with the exception of one defender. The ashes laid out in the open, exposed to the elements for over a year. If I remember correctly, at that time, some of the remaining ashes were put into a wooden coffin and buried by some peach trees, which are long gone. The rest of the ashes were supposedly buried in a grave somewhere on the grounds of the mission, the location is uncertain today. So the odds that the ashes of Crockett, Travis and Bowie are in that crypt in San Fernando are extremely unlikely. Incidentally, the bodies of the Mexican soldiers who were killed at the Alamo were supposedly buried in a local cemetery, and there is some controversy as to how many soldiers were actually killed at the Alamo.
my great great great great great grandfather fought at the alamo and the only thing that survived of him was his saddle he gave to my 4x great grandfather that I still have, far fetched I know but true.
I toured The Alamo back in the '70s when I was a kid. I went back a few years ago and it was closed for some repairs or something. Hopefully I'll get to see it again soon.
You better because San Antonio is trying to move the tomb of the dead they are finding skeletons and not telling the right people like my cousin Lee Spencer white on Facebook please go to her website and sighn to stop the move and make The Alamo a cemetery because the remains they are finding are not getting DNA they are putting them into plastic boxes on selfs in storage and we will not know who that is and the family want to know it maybe your great grandfather please take the time and look at Lee's page and you will find out the truth what they are doing. SAVE THE ALAMO AND THE TOMB OF THE DEAD NOBODY'S SHOULD TOUCH OR MOVE IT .AND TREAT THE DEAD WITH RESPECT NOT PUT THEM IN A BOX AND FORGET THEM THEY ARE ARE TEXAS HEROS LIKE MY GRANDFATHER
Good day to you folks. Today was the first day of watched your episode. I decided to follow you guys on your tours. Me being a history buff. And Civil War re-enactor for the Confederacy. Find the history of the Alamo remarkably interesting instead all in one. When to transplant from New York without the New York attitude. Thank you for the the brief video I look forward to seeing more. Your friend Ted from Texas
Marcus Sewell fought and died at the Alamo. Another man, Andy Jackson Sowell also fought at the Alamo. Andy Sowell left the Alamo to forage for cattle but returned late on March 6th after the fort was overrun and the garrison executed. Andy Jackson Sowell went on to be a Texas Ranger under Hayes and Big Foot Wallace. His nephew (Andrew Jackson “AJ” Sowell) was named after him and wrote several books on Texas history.
A bit of history you may be interested in. David Crockett's wife is buried in Acton, Texas. Elizabeth Patton Crockett along with her two children. It is very near Lake Granbury. The Acton Cemetery is a very nice quiet place. This is in Hood County.
I didn’t know about the church and the alleged remains of Travis, Crocket and Bowie. Also, I never noticed the painted lines . I only visited the main Church and the Long Barracks, where most men died during the battle. Great video. Now I must return. BTW: I recommend the drive to Bracketsville, where the Hohn Wayne movie set is located (but I heard they closed it years ago).
i was just a kid 6 years old, my aunt and uncle took me to see the john wayne movie, the alamo. we saw it at a drive inn called the don drive inn?. located in port arthur texas. after that i always liked the blackpowder muskets and cannons. that movie was made many times by many great actors. but the john waynes movie i consider the best because, they had an artistic expression about it.
I believe that at the time of the battle, the arched front of the chapel was flat. The arched front was built later. Also, William Barret Travis was from south Alabama. He was from Claiborne, Alabama. I have been to his house that still stands there.
that is weird , but probably true, in school i remember the teacher telling the class. that travis was a hothead from galveston texas. i guess hothead means he angered quickly?
Have lived here for more than 40 years. When I came, there was not much detail interpreting the battle itself. But the folks have upped their game. The IMAX theatre nearby showed an approx hour long movie about the battle with reenactors as the extras. The IMAX had a terrain model of the battlefield (not just the compound but the city and surrounding area). When the Army conducts staff rides for the battle, the terrain model is a great tool for orienting the participants. The markings in the street do help interpret the site. They have improved the exhibits with a series of paintings showing the architectural development of the compound as well as the course of the battle. The battle diorama in the gift shop lacks historical accuracy (did you know there were boats and canoes used in the battle?). There is a good selection of Alamo books in the gift shop, though. I visit to the Alamo should be preceded by this video, watching the Alamo movie at the IMAX, study the Imax terrain model, then spending time exploring the entire site.
Travis: You and your men will defend the palisade. Crockett: Palisade. You talking about that pile of sticks of right there? Travis: Prefer a different assignment? Crockett: No, actually that was the one I was gonna put in for.
Much said about volunteers from Tennessee but that 18 pound cannon was brought from Louisiana by the “New Orleans Grays” volunteer group. 23 of that group died there. More fought and died at Bexar, San Jacinto and Goliad. There comprised 2 militia companies totaling 122 men. Funny thing though, they forgot to bring any cannon balls with them on the ship!
I agree that it is not to likely that those are the remains of the three commanders. I also find it highly unlikely that the rifle and knife are Crocketts. Since I was a child I have felt that the tomb with the defenders was just as likely to all be mexican attackers bones. I grew up in Texas but have not been in a few decades to see the Alamo. Just from this video I see a lot of changes. I have 40 year old pictures of the inside of the church. I enjoyed this video and will watch more.
We are also American imports,Depression had a different impact on oil,military,and have you heard about the C.C.C?Give Texans an inch and we'll build.........something.
The mindset of the United States of America and Texas the independent country have changed over time. That is why they let businesses like the hotel build on the edge of the original property, it put $$$ in the pockets of the family that owned the property. It was THEIR's, not the public's.
The long barracks were where the worst of the fighting happened. Most was hand to hand with many of both sides dying there. Having grown up in Texas it's in our DNA with all students having to take a Texas History class.
It's mandatory to know quite a bit of detail about the whole site to even begin to appreciate it. I'm a native Texan and had the same reaction the first time I went. After reading the details I went back and could envision the whole picture. Dramatic difference.
The Crokett rifle may not be for real it's a percussion, and according to reputable sources he had a flintlock, not percussion. Percussion caps were hard to get, flint easy.
it's a damned shame that the entire fort wasn't preserved. I can't imagine what it would be like being able to walk along the very ramparts where the Alamo defenders stood.
By 1885 most of it had been repurposed or built over, but the compound in front of the chapel was still pretty empty, except for the meat market. By 1920 when the museum was preserved, most of the compound was now buildings and streets. Worry not about the trolls that think they found something to virtue signal about they gathered by guesses. Though the libertine 1824 1st Republic of Mexico did eliminate slavery in central Mexico, they converted the slaves to indentured servants for life....which is basically just a name change. By 1836 there were three independent republics Texas, Rio Grande and Yucatan....and the 1st Mexican Federal Republic had collapsed in favor of a despotic Centralist new government. All that and there were no Gringos in two of the breakaway republics and none in Mexico City. As for Texas, half the revolutionaries were Hispanic...and the revolution was to restore the Constitution of 1824 (including voting rights), which Santa Anna found worthless & troublesome.
I have been visiting the Alamo my entire life, starting in primary school to just two years ago. In all of those visits, not one person mentioned the outlines of the original structures painted on the ground. Thank you so much for this video tour of the Alamo. God bless Texas!!! Remember the Alamo!
I call bullshit to these being permanent. Go on Google Earth, and they are completely MIA. Maybe that is why they were never mentioned.
I have lived a couple hours from San Antonio most of my life and have been fascinated by the Alamo since I was a child, too. Genealogy studies by my sister show that I am related to two of the defenders. I have walked your described path many, many times. Your video and narration is one of the best presentations on this special place that I have ever seen. Thank you.
Welcome to Texas and thanks for remembering the Alamo.
That's my last name thanks for supporting
REMEMBER THE ALAMO ANTONIO FORTRESS FACING WEST INVADED BY LATINO= LATIN ROMAN OPPRESSORS THE MEXICANS... CITY OF KING DAVID YOU HEATHENS
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Whistle Blower I think you got the invaders reversed, we were here already, read up on world history, not your history.
Grew up in Bay City TX. Now live in Michigan..
I finally got to visit the Alamo a couple years ago. I was a Davy Crockett fan my whole life. Just standing in front of the Alamo filled me awe and new respect for the defenders. I have a different perspective than most visitors because I'm a proud relative of Davy Crockett.
Bravo Alamo and Crockett!
When visiting San Antonio you may be interested in checking out the San Antonio Missions Park. Where there are a few mission churches that were built around about the same time as the Alamo, 1700'ish. And interesting they are still standing strong and still in use today.
The Alamo has a such a weird aura to it. I worked a street over on the riverwalk- definitely spooky at night and you can feel it.
Love the Alamo from Florida!
I hear the whole area is Haunted 👻👻😈
As the Marty Robbin’s song says:
“But sometimes between the setting and the rising of the sun
You can hear a ghostly bugle
As the men go marching by
You can hear them as they answer
To that roll call in the sky.”
My favorite history lesson. It was such an amazing feeling when I first visited!
Great video, I was born, raised and currently reside in San Antonio and appreciate the attention you gave the Alamo. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I haven’t been to the Alamo in years. My aunt would take my sisters and I to Texas every single summer for a week to visit my great uncle and we also have a friend that was stationed somewhere in Texas as well so as we were visiting we went to the Alamo and OMG! I miss it. San Antonio is beautiful.. The River Walk is also awesome too. It reminds me of Italy (I’ve only seen pictures of Italy lol)
I remember talking about the Alamo back in elementary school in the 1970's it was very interesting .Till this day I have not been there, I would love to go there and see the Alamo.I hope to visit this year if not soon.2022.
We saw the Alamo years ago. It's amazing, you're in the middle of a huge modern city, come around a corner, and there it is - really cool! I read that a group of wealthy Texas women leaned on their husbands to pass a law that the mission could never be torn down for condos or whatever (and there are those out there who would do that!).
Please look what city of San Antonio is tring to move the tomb of the dead my cousin Lee Spencer white on her Facebook page is trying to make the Alamo a cemetery they city of San Antonio found skeletons remains would not let the right people so they can do DNA on them then just putting them in a plastic container on a shelf ,they found Native American skeletons bones but they will not make it a cemetery they are destroying ground finding bones they will not stop please iam asking if you love the Alamo please go to Lee Spencer white Facebook and sighn a petition to make it a cemetery and don't move the tomb of the dead
@@patriciapowell2975 I sent a message to Lee on Face Book that I will post for her but she does not know me? Pls let her know I found her through your post here? Thank you?
daughters of the republic?
That’s right Daughters of the Republic.
San Antonio wasn't supposed to build around the alamo, that was something that's been stated before and it's sad
I was there this past summer I would highly recommend San Antonio the people are lovely I would definitely go back.
There was a group that where going to show up and burn down the Alamo
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They were thwarted by our good ol bois
Dillon Brumfield
That’s an absolute sure fire way to literally get the shit kicked out of you.
Glory to the brave 19th century Mexican soldiers, who defended the territorial integrity of Mexico from the US-American pirates, who were balkanizing the Mexican province of Texas.
Yes, because they were illegal immigrants who rose up against the Mexican Republic, Texas did not have the right to separate from Mexico, but the US-American pirates wanted to continue maintaining slavery, abolished in Mexico since 1810.
Mexico land of racial equality.
Constancio Rosellini
Land of racial equality? Clearly you’re forgetting the Spanish conquistadors and how they pillaged the land of native Americans. This consequence created new forms of ethnicities such as mestizos.
The whole mission should be restored. All those buildings should be moved that are on the original footprint. Obscene to have buildings sit on this massive gravesite.
You mean a gravesite of WHITE SUPREMACIST INSURRECTIONISTS, SLAVE OWNERS, AND WAR CRIMINALS?!
It is hard to explain but I’m just going to say that they shouldnt restore them
I agree 100%. Bring back the compound. I live in S.A. and had two direct ancestors in the battle.
@@rustysawyers5109 I say send the Mexican army back to the Alamo to FINISH WHAT SANTA ANNA STARTED!
Mix motion...Consider visiting your local mental health provider.
I went to San Antonio and, of course, visited "The Alamo." It's a must see, for sure. Don't forget to read "Forget the Alamo, The Rise and Fall of an American Myth." It dovetails nicely with your tour.
Happy trails and a big ADIOS AMIGOS!
I watched the movie with my dad when I was 13, and I’ve been interested in the Alamo ever since! This was a great video 👏🏼
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Thanks for this tour! It's been over a decade since I've properly explored the Alamo. As a San Antonioan, I'm overdue. But with COVID going on right now, this is the next best thing until I can go in person again.
Well done! Thank you. God Bless Texas!
I am stationed in Texas right now and have made sure to the Missions of San Antonio, Gonzalez for the first shot, Goliad for the four battles and San Jacincto. Honestly you could visit all Texas War of Independence sites on a long weekend.
TBH you could visit all of them in a single day.. you just couldn't spend very long at each one.
it is funny the alamo is the 1st thing you think about as the fight for texas independence. but your right they had some knock down drag out wars alone the way. and not even a 2 hour drive from my house was were the battle of san jacinto took place. an 18 minute battle and a signing by santa anna that we won texas.
Hwy 21 out of Nacogdoches is the old El Camino Real.....or the first road in Texas. It was also called the San Antonio road. Ran from Natchites Louisiana to Nacogdoches then to San Antonio. There are some really old graves in Nacogdoches (known as the oldest town in Texas) The Father for the first catholic mission/church in San Antonio is buried there
@@jodyguilbeaux8225 I have 2 ancestors that fought with General Sam Houston at San Jacinto. You can go to the museum website and read their bio's. Their last names are Crain, and one of them guarded Santa Anna after we captured him. I posted a video yesterday on my channel commemorating the 1 day of the 13 day seize at the Alamo. You should go check it out.
Toured the Alamo , worth the time and money both me and my Dad enjoyed the place
We have been living in San Antonio for 3 years now and it seems like every time we have someone come visit us one of the things we definitely want to do with them is at least take a picture in front of the Alamo!
I visited the Alamo a number of years ago and had a really strange feeling while inside that building and was almost overwhelming. I have never had a feeling like that before or since. Souls..........
You’re not alone. It is believed the defenders still guard the Alamo.
Ya ok
I felt it too! And also back behind it where the trees are and the sidewalk. It gave me a feeling if urgency, like I needed to hurry and do something...very strange. But you're the first person I remember ever seeing say something about it.
There are Ghost stories about the Alamo, that makes a lot of sense considering the trauma that took place there. There is also something about limestone rock holding energy & possibly releasing it .
They live on!
Sort of sad and surreal to see this sacred ground surrounded by commercial real estate.
I say we *finish what Santa Anna started!*
Last time I was in the Alamo, there was absolutely no reverence observed. Men wearing hats, loud talking, walking on the graves inside the chapel…
I asked one of the workers, and he said it was a shame, but they were no longer allowed to enforce reverence and respect inside the chapel.
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@@arctodussimus6198 reverence? For mercenaries and their slave owning employers?
@@arctodussimus6198 those treacherous slave owners deserve no reverance
Toured it last year !! Loved the tour !! Especially the huge oak tree
Remember the Alamo! Florida boy
I was in San Antonio in 2022 and The Alamo was definitely the best thing i got to experience you can definitely feel the energy there God Bless Texas
In 1972 I was in San Antonio for basic training and the Alamo was very different. When we got a day pass we went downtown and was looking for the Alamo. I asked a man where is the Alamo? He said you are standing in front of it. I was expecting a mission like in the John Wayne movie but it was just a concrete wall with a door. I went back again in 1988 and 2019. San Antonio is one of my favorite cities and I have been to just about all of them.
When my father was a kid, growing up he loved the 1960 John Wayne Alamo movie, it was his favorite. Fast forward 45 years later and when he retired from the Army we moved to San Antonio and a few years later he got a job working as a docent at the Alamo in the Long Barrack. The story of the Alamo has been a lifelong interest of his so it was only fitting.
They filmed that movie on a ranch about 10 miles north of Bracketville Texas. The movie set is still standing and opened to the public during the spring and summer. Willie Nelson has filmed there on some of his movie projects as well
Bless his heart. I hope you still have him and he is well. I miss my Dad.
I never liked John Wayne or the Alamo. The Alamo is where you got your asses kicked !
@@marthagomez7335Guess who still has Texas lmao, the same folks who got their asses kicked. Sucks to be you I guess
Great tour and video! The story of the Alamo always fascinated me as a child. Growing up in east Tennessee, I learned a lot about Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and the Volunteers! Thank you!
Been there four times over the years. At San Fernando Cathredal, the front of the church, where the altar is, is part of the original cathedral. If you go into that part and look around closely, you can see the original walls and the painted fresco still on them this many years later.
Thank you for this video I always wanted to see videos of the alamo
Thanks for bringing us the opportunity to see these little-great events! Lovely tables and games :)
Living just an hour and change away in Houston most of my life, I have had the pleasure to visit San Antonio and the Alamo many, many times. Its a wonderful place to visit. If you have never been there is a large river walk that situates one level below the city streets and the Alamo. There are entrances all over downtown and its truly beautiful down there. You can take boat rides as well. Its like entering another world when you go down there. There is nothing like it and I think its my favorite place to visit in all of Texas.
Thank you! That was a very nice, informative, and respectable video and I enjoyed it very much! I visited the Alamo in 1977 and this was a very pleasant reminder of that trip! Thanks again and look forward to your next video!
Thanks Greg, And Little Wars TV For Showing Great Detail, About '' THE ALAMO '' A Place In American History, And Always Will Be !!!!
I was stationed there once in the US Army for some training @ Brook AMC, Tx. I returned in the mid ‘70s for an anesthesia residency. Relatives would all go visit , The Alamo, my wife and children toured the Alamo. I put it off to catch it later on, but it never happened. If I ever get back there, I will visit with this tour guide as a help. Thank you for this tour. 👍
Thank you sir, we are going on a cross country trip and you just sold me on a stop at the alamo!
Have fun!
I'm a kiwi, living in Asia. If I ever get the chance I want to visit. It's a bucket list item for sure!
If you need a place to crash,I'll put you up.I'm nowhere close,but maybe you'll want to see a drilling rig?
You better hurry because the city of San Antonio is trying to move the tomb of the dead go to my cousins Facebook Lee Spencer white go on there and read what they are trying to do please sign documents to stop them we will lose are history. Thank you
I visited twice when I was in San Antonio in 2003. A profound experience indeed and a longtime bucket list item for me as I have been a history enthusiast and "old soul" since early childhood. I had read many books, along with watching films and documentaries, on the Texas Revolution over the years. The spiritual residue, if you will, remains very strong. When you walk in something just comes over you like a cloak; it's akin to a feeling of being in a shrine. A sense of awe and reverence, coupled with a respect for all the men on both sides who endured and did what they felt they had to do. As at Gettysburg, Antietam, the Shenandoah Valley, Harper's Ferry, Bennington VT and other battle sites I have visited, you can feel the sheer intensity of what took place there. I'd say that feeling at the Alamo was one of the most powerful of all.
Amazing slice of real life history. For people interested in this type of history, a U.S. novelist has written a splendid historical novel which includes the times, the characters, Texas and the battle of the Alamo called "Two for Texas."
My brother and I were there this past year, beautiful place to visit....
Been 5 times never gets boring
Great video I was stationed in Fort Hood Tx, but never made it down to see this site. My brother was station in this area & saw this site. This was one of my favorite childhood stories, wish I would have made it down, but at age 18 I was chasing other dreams.
Tell me the is the rumor about Ozzy Osborne true?
You better go see it because San Antonio wants to move the tomb of the dead and other things my cousin Lee Spencer white please go to her Facebook page and read and please sighn Lets save the Alamo and make it a cemetery and not let them put the remains in plastic boxes on shelf and forget them Thank you
the Alamo was also a childhood bucket list for me, stayed at the Crockett hotel next to the Alamo.
awesome trip.....
I was just here yesterday for the tour for the first time. Was all very impressive to see in person.
I built a fully replica of the Alamo here in Texas on my property it's fully functional people can come and look at it for free thank you for sharing this beautiful video
My great grandfather 6-7time Gordon C Jennings was in charge of the cannons he was the oldest man that died at the Alamo his youngest daughter Catherine Jennings nickname Katie ride she was 9 to 10 years old put on a horse to tell settlers Alamo they need help she was known as the Texas Paul Revere of Texas Texas ended up giving her a pension land for being a Texas Hero at 9-10 years old
Where mite that be..Robert Silva??
Love to see it!
Thank you for this informative video. Definitely a big help in getting a perspective on the original structure and where events of the battle played out. The original Alamo structure is much bigger than it seems in art and movie depictions.
Oh wow, the Alamo was a lot bigger than I imagined it before it was destroyed.
What a fantastic video. Straight to the facts and clearly explained. Thank you.
I visited the Alamo some years ago. There really wasn't much to it but I did enjoy it. That was the first time I stood on a battlefield. And did NOT have to fight!
I had been to many others prior to my Alamo visit but I had to fight for my life there!
I visited the Alamo back in 1968 while stationed in the military. I was fascinated and very impressed. May God bless all those heros at the Alamo. As a kid I loved the stories and movies about the Alamo and my visit was a check off my bucket list also.
Fuck those wannabe heros..fucken thiefs..!!
I was just in San Antonio July 2019 I don't remember much about the city but i do "remember the Alamo".
I’m a Mexican living in California. History is my passion and I recently made a pilgrimage to the Alamo, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia that I was standing in the battleground of one of histories greatest turning points in North America. It’s a must visit for anyone that adores history in general.
Many of su gente fought with us and remembered as Texicans,De zavalez,hernandez.............
The city of San Antonio wants to move the tomb of the dead and they are finding skeletons of the dead and not telling my cousin so they can do DNA on them they are someone's family and we will never know who that was they put them in plastic boxes on a shelf and in storage my cousin is trying to stop them from diging them up she it trying to make the Alamo a cemetery and trying to stop the move of the tomb of the dead look up Lee Spencer white on Facebook and help sighn a petition to stop San Antonio from moving the Tomb and making the Alamo a cemetery v
Oh wow! Really like your version of this one much more than others that I have seen. We are planning to shoot one there too later this year. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for your time and information. Went there on leave when I was in the service had a lot of appreciation but not a lot of time and only 18. Glad I went but wish I had more time
This one is definitely worth a return visit!
I remember always going here as a kid. I would always point out that there were fish in the water. The Alamo and that movie theater place will always be the nostalgic places to go, at least for me.
from there you cross over to the river walk, and at casa del rio for some real mexican food.
Glad you enjoyed your time in San Antonio. Proud to be a native and a Texan. Come back anytime
Thanks for the video. To tell you the truth, you saved me a trip. This is just another remnant of a historic place. Reminds me of my trip to Little Round Top at Gettysburg. (There's almost nothing left of it.)
Last time I saw the Alamo was 1977 in basic training at Lackland. This was a great video tour, thanks!
I need to get there!
Fantastic Tour! Thank you.
As a son of the Republic,you are to be congratulated on showing the correct flag of the nation in your animation.Thank you.Secede.
As an indigenous Native American of Texas, i tell you go back to where you come from. You're not welcome here. We didn't invite you. Also take that stupid flag with you.
I actually found two basements at The Alamo! One is under the gift shop. They keep their overstock items. The other one is under the relatively new library. Check them out, Pee Wee!
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, seek and ye shall find he ment to do that.................that is flip over the handle bars.
I enjoyed this! I was there in 1965 and a lot of what you showed was not. There was posh hotel just across the street from the alamo. We did go to the Cathedral but I saw no crypt of the persons who defended the Alamo! Interesting! When I was there last year, the inside of the Alamo was made to look more like the inside was supposed to look like. It made it look like it would have been impossible to have defended this place!
my teacher told us that the texas bodies were gathered in a heap and torched by santa anna orders. my teacher taught texas history. when people say they have the remains or ashes, i question that...........how and whos remains?
@@jodyguilbeaux8225 I have read on various websites the same thing.
Santa Ana ordered the bodies of the defenders burnt, with the exception of one defender. The ashes laid out in the open, exposed to the elements
for over a year. If I remember correctly, at that time, some of the remaining ashes were put into a wooden coffin and buried by some
peach trees, which are long gone. The rest of the ashes were supposedly buried in a grave somewhere on the grounds of the mission, the location is uncertain today. So the odds that the ashes of Crockett, Travis and Bowie are in that crypt in San Fernando are extremely unlikely. Incidentally, the
bodies of the Mexican soldiers who were killed at the Alamo were supposedly buried in a local cemetery, and there is some controversy as to how many
soldiers were actually killed
at the Alamo.
Today (actually yesterday) was the anniversary of day 1, of the 13 day seize of the Alamo. Remember the Alamo!
my great great great great great grandfather fought at the alamo and the only thing that survived of him was his saddle he gave to my 4x great grandfather that I still have, far fetched I know but true.
My wife, myself and my Son who graduated from the Air Force Basic Training were there a few weeks ago. The Alamo was very interesting.
Great tour. Watched after watching the Alamo re fight 👍
I toured The Alamo back in the '70s when I was a kid. I went back a few years ago and it was closed for some repairs or something. Hopefully I'll get to see it again soon.
You better because San Antonio is trying to move the tomb of the dead they are finding skeletons and not telling the right people like my cousin Lee Spencer white on Facebook please go to her website and sighn to stop the move and make The Alamo a cemetery because the remains they are finding are not getting DNA they are putting them into plastic boxes on selfs in storage and we will not know who that is and the family want to know it maybe your great grandfather please take the time and look at Lee's page and you will find out the truth what they are doing. SAVE THE ALAMO AND THE TOMB OF THE DEAD NOBODY'S SHOULD TOUCH OR MOVE IT .AND TREAT THE DEAD WITH RESPECT NOT PUT THEM IN A BOX AND FORGET THEM THEY ARE ARE TEXAS HEROS LIKE MY GRANDFATHER
they were ( FILLING IN ) concreting in on the basement floor. ..just kidding
When are we gonna get to see the basement?
I was just going to ask that.
There is no basement at the Alamo.......................... They don't tell you that kind of stuff in school
@@silentmajority8365 Don't let Jan Hooks tell you otherwise keep the dream alive
"Do we have any Mexican-Americans with us today? Well buenos Dias!"
They can't, Pee Wee is living in it now. Only safe place for his bike.
Good day to you folks. Today was the first day of watched your episode. I decided to follow you guys on your tours. Me being a history buff. And Civil War re-enactor for the Confederacy. Find the history of the Alamo remarkably interesting instead all in one. When to transplant from New York without the New York attitude. Thank you for the the brief video I look forward to seeing more. Your friend Ted from Texas
lol this takes me back I’m the guys in front of the Alamo taking pictures lmao I worked there for three years!!!
Marcus Sewell fought and died at the Alamo. Another man, Andy Jackson Sowell also fought at the Alamo. Andy Sowell left the Alamo to forage for cattle but returned late on March 6th after the fort was overrun and the garrison executed. Andy Jackson Sowell went on to be a Texas Ranger under Hayes and Big Foot Wallace. His nephew (Andrew Jackson “AJ” Sowell) was named after him and wrote several books on Texas history.
it must have been a terrible feeling that the reinforcements never arrived, knowing they were going to die any day now.
I missed out seeing the Alamo & city due to the covid so many thx for the outstanding tour. I’ll get there soon.
Absolutely wonderful video. Thx for posting.
Our pleasure!
Very interesting video! Thanks for posting! :)
A bit of history you may be interested in. David Crockett's wife is buried in Acton, Texas. Elizabeth Patton Crockett along with her two children. It is very near Lake Granbury. The Acton Cemetery is a very nice quiet place. This is in Hood County.
Great tour, thank you!
Awesome History salute 🤠 to the Texans heroes (Greeting from Great Britain)
Remember the Alamo, and Remember Winston Churchill! Hi from Florida
If you visit the San Jose mission (a few miles south of the Alamo) you'll get a much better idea of what the Alamo compound used to look like.
I didn’t know about the church and the alleged remains of Travis, Crocket and Bowie. Also, I never noticed the painted lines . I only visited the main Church and the Long Barracks, where most men died during the battle. Great video. Now I must return. BTW: I recommend the drive to Bracketsville, where the Hohn Wayne movie set is located (but I heard they closed it years ago).
I've heard about people visiting this movie set and seen videos of it today. Still standing!
i was just a kid 6 years old, my aunt and uncle took me to see the john wayne movie, the alamo. we saw it at a drive inn called the don drive inn?. located in port arthur texas. after that i always liked the blackpowder muskets and cannons. that movie was made many times by many great actors. but the john waynes movie i consider the best because, they had an artistic expression about it.
Great video. They were great men. The John Wayne movie is my favorite. God bless Texas!
I believe that at the time of the battle, the arched front of the chapel was flat. The arched front was built later. Also, William Barret Travis was from south Alabama. He was from Claiborne, Alabama. I have been to his house that still stands there.
true on both counts
that is weird , but probably true, in school i remember the teacher telling the class. that travis was a hothead from galveston texas. i guess hothead means he angered quickly?
And left to Texas abandoning his wife with a child and pregnant because of debts. 🤭
@@mymalayaper3766 debts and under suspicion of murder.
I love visiting this place i will go agian
Have lived here for more than 40 years. When I came, there was not much detail interpreting the battle itself. But the folks have upped their game. The IMAX theatre nearby showed an approx hour long movie about the battle with reenactors as the extras. The IMAX had a terrain model of the battlefield (not just the compound but the city and surrounding area). When the Army conducts staff rides for the battle, the terrain model is a great tool for orienting the participants. The markings in the street do help interpret the site. They have improved the exhibits with a series of paintings showing the architectural development of the compound as well as the course of the battle. The battle diorama in the gift shop lacks historical accuracy (did you know there were boats and canoes used in the battle?). There is a good selection of Alamo books in the gift shop, though. I visit to the Alamo should be preceded by this video, watching the Alamo movie at the IMAX, study the Imax terrain model, then spending time exploring the entire site.
now, that is cool
I love some of last years videos. Good idea to push the to us. Thanks guys. 😆
Travis: You and your men will defend the palisade.
Crockett: Palisade. You talking about that pile of sticks of right there?
Travis: Prefer a different assignment?
Crockett: No, actually that was the one I was gonna put in for.
Great history of America. Remember the alamo.
Much said about volunteers from Tennessee but that 18 pound cannon was brought from Louisiana by the “New Orleans Grays” volunteer group. 23 of that group died there. More fought and died at Bexar, San Jacinto and Goliad. There comprised 2 militia companies totaling 122 men. Funny thing though, they forgot to bring any cannon balls with them on the ship!
I agree that it is not to likely that those are the remains of the three commanders. I also find it highly unlikely that the rifle and knife are Crocketts. Since I was a child I have felt that the tomb with the defenders was just as likely to all be mexican attackers bones. I grew up in Texas but have not been in a few decades to see the Alamo. Just from this video I see a lot of changes. I have 40 year old pictures of the inside of the church. I enjoyed this video and will watch more.
March 1, 1836, Battle of the Alamo. Reinforcements arrive from Gonzales.
March 6,1836 The Fall of the Alamo
What comes to mind when I see this is why didn't they leave Green space around these hollowed grounds???
We are also American imports,Depression had a different impact on oil,military,and have you heard about the C.C.C?Give Texans an inch and we'll build.........something.
Hallowed not hollowed
Because they never heard of such a thing back in those days. Wish they would've had more forethought.
The mindset of the United States of America and Texas the independent country have changed over time. That is why they let businesses like the hotel build on the edge of the original property, it put $$$ in the pockets of the family that owned the property. It was THEIR's, not the public's.
The long barracks were where the worst of the fighting happened. Most was hand to hand with many of both sides dying there. Having grown up in Texas it's in our DNA with all students having to take a Texas History class.
I had 7 years of it,started in the 60's.polio shots and all.damn what atime.
I grew up in Missouri and we were as proud of the Alamo as any Texan, it was taught in school back in the 50's.
I got to go to the Alamo for a Field trip it was a lot of fun and we had too learn a lot about the Alamo before going
Thank you for sharing. My distant grandfather!
Went there a few years ago. I've never been so underwhelmed by a historical site. Shame the Texans didn't do a better job of preserving it.
I agree. The biggest attraction on the grounds was the huge gift shop.
It's mandatory to know quite a bit of detail about the whole site to even begin to appreciate it. I'm a native Texan and had the same reaction the first time I went. After reading the details I went back and could envision the whole picture. Dramatic difference.
We saved what we could
better that way, the Alamo is as much of a symbol of slavery as most confederate statues.
@@carloscarlin114 Fuck off, loser.
The Crokett rifle may not be for real it's a percussion, and according to reputable sources he had a flintlock, not percussion. Percussion caps were hard to get, flint easy.
it's a damned shame that the entire fort wasn't preserved. I can't imagine what it would be like being able to walk along the very ramparts where the Alamo defenders stood.
The Alamo defenders got what they deserved for daring to fight in support of slavery!
@@glenb1426 The Founding Fathers were technically fighting for slavery as well.
@@OBroIchain Give America back to England!
ALL of the Americas, from Canadia all the way to Chile and Argentina!
@@glenb1426 Ever hear of the British slave trade? They practically invented slavery in the Americas.
By 1885 most of it had been repurposed or built over, but the compound in front of the chapel was still pretty empty, except for the meat market. By 1920 when the museum was preserved, most of the compound was now buildings and streets.
Worry not about the trolls that think they found something to virtue signal about they gathered by guesses. Though the libertine 1824 1st Republic of Mexico did eliminate slavery in central Mexico, they converted the slaves to indentured servants for life....which is basically just a name change.
By 1836 there were three independent republics Texas, Rio Grande and Yucatan....and the 1st Mexican Federal Republic had collapsed in favor of a despotic Centralist new government. All that and there were no Gringos in two of the breakaway republics and none in Mexico City.
As for Texas, half the revolutionaries were Hispanic...and the revolution was to restore the Constitution of 1824 (including voting rights), which Santa Anna found worthless & troublesome.
One of the greatest battles and stories of Texas independence and this is what we get... Glad St. Augustine didn't suffer this fate in preservation.
Nice fort in St.Augustine!
Excellent video!
Visited in 1992 during a tour of iconic landmarks and was shocked to see a Woolworth's directly opposite
Thanks for the tour. I haven't gone in a long time.