The Alamo has acquired an original cannon used in the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, the 13-day siege in which Texian settlers fended off the Mexican forces of Santa Anna who aimed to reclaim Texas. “This is one of the highlights of my nearly 14 years of working at the Alamo,” the Alamo’s Senior Researcher […]

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