How old is the Alamo?

What does Alamo mean?

Has it had any other names?

During the years of the missions, what was more commonly referred to as San

Antonio de Bexar, then it became shortened to Bexar?

On the floor of the Alamo chapel, there is a plaque which states bones were found under the floor. Whose bones were they?

What is an empresario?

Was the Alamo the only mission established in San Antonio?
 
What were the other missions built there?
 
Are all the missions still in use today?
 
Who takes care of the Alamo today?
 
How long have they had custody of the Alamo?
 
Is there an admission price at the missions?
 
How many men came from Gonzales on March 1, 1836, to help with the final siege of the battle?
 
Who was in command of the Alamo?
 
Who was able to slip out at least twice and send messages from Col. Travis asking for help?
 
How many men fought at the Alamo?
 
What state did Davy Crockett come from?
 
Who did Crockett bring with him?
 
How many days did the final siege of the Alamo last?

How long did the final battle last?

What time did the final battle begin?

When did William B. Travis arrive at the Alamo?
 
Where did Travis die at the Alamo?
 
Were there any witnesses to his death?
 
Did Jim Bowie really design the Bowie knife?

Who did?
 
Jim Bowie was very sick at the Alamo. What did he have?
 
Where did Davy Crockett die?
 
Where did James Bonham die?
 
What was he doing?
 
At the time of the final siege, was there a roof on top of the chapel?
 
Who witnessed Col. Travis drawing the line in the dirt with his sword?
 
When did Santa Anna and his troops arrive in San Antonio?
 
What was one of the first things they did?

How many Mexican troops did Texas military sources estimate were there?

On February 23, 1836, where did Bowie and Travis send urgent messages for help?
 
When did Travis pen his famous "Victory or Death" letter?
 
To whom did he address it?

On February 25, 1836, several hundred Mexican troops tried to erect a cannon battery within a 100 yards of the Alamo gate. They were fired upon by the defenders. How many Mexican lives were lost?
 
How many Texas defenders' lives were lost in the above scrimmage?
 
On the fourth day of the siege, February 26, Texans burned down houses that Mexican troops were taking cover in. What part of town was this?
 
The Texans were also after what else?
 
The Mexican troops increased that day. How many were there now?
 
How much land did the whole mission sit on?
 
Two of the defenders tried to liven things up by playing musical instruments. Who were they and what did they play?
 
What was this "celebration" known as?
 
Who was sent out on February 29, 1836, to attempt a speed-up of the gathering of supplies and reinforcements?
 
What was one kind of rifle that the Texans had?
 
What artillery were the Mexicans firing?
 
How many men came from Gonzales to help at the Alamo?
 
When did they arrive?
 
Who were they led by?
 
Who was one of the few Englishmen in the Mexican Army?
 
Who commanded the Gonzales troops?
 
What did one of the Gonzales men carry with him into the Alamo?
 
The garrison in the Alamo was out-numbered by how many?
 
While the men at the Alamo bravely defended her, what happened at Washington-on-the-Brazos?
 
What did Col. Travis send out on March 3, 1836?
 
Who did he send?
 
What did Travis draw in the dirt with his sword?
 
Why?
 
Who was the first across the line?
 
When did the Mexican troops fall into position, awaiting orders to attack on the final siege?
 
What song was played that morning from the Mexican camp?

What does 'Deguello' mean?
 
The first Mexican troops to storm the Alamo the morning of March 6 were greeted with what?
 
Texas sharpshooters lined the walls of the Alamo. Mexican officers said that most of their men killed outside the walls died in what way?
 
What was the strongest building at the Alamo?
 
Who was inside the first room to the right, the baptistery?
 
Who was in charge of the men defending the chapel?
 
The Texas troops were considered what in the eyes of the Mexicans?
 
What was the punishment for piracy?
 
Santa Anna sent out a false report. How many did he claim were killed at the final siege of the Alamo?

Who did Moses Rose tell his story to after his escape?
 
Who supposedly wrote a diary of the Alamo siege, telling of Davy Crockett's "surrender?"
 
When did Sam Houston learn of the fall of the Alamo?
 
Whose mother said that she would "Wager no wounds were found in his back" when asked about her son's death at the Alamo?
 
Of the Alamo defenders, who kept a diary most of the time, reliving his day to day activities?
 
Who may have been the last messenger sent from the Alamo?
 
How old was he?
 
When did Col. James Neill leave the Alamo?
 
Who took command when he left?
 
Who was responsible for overseeing the burning of the defenders' bodies?
 
Were all the defenders burned?
 
How many Alamo defenders were not burned?
 
Who was he?
 
Who buried Gregorio Esparza?
 
Did Francisco Esparza fight for Santa Anna?
 
Who is recognized as the youngest defender at the Alamo?
 
Who is the only other Alamo victim besides Travis, Bowie and Crockett that has a portrait still remaining that was done from life?
 
Who has the distinct honor of having taken part in every major engagement of the Texas Revolution?
 
Which Alamo defender was expelled from South Carolina College in 1824 for leading a student protest?
 
Who made up the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers?
 
Who were they led by?
 
What was an acequia?
 
Who was the self-styled "Napoleon of the West"?
 
What Alamo commander recommended Methodist missionaries immigrate to Texas?
 
In what 1827 duel did Jim Bowie take part in?
 
When did Jim Bowie come to Texas to pursue dealings in land?

Who did he marry?
 
Who did David Crockett accompany when he came to the Alamo?
 
Who remembered seeing Crockett's body between the chapel and the two-story hospital building?
 
When did James B. Bonham come to Texas?

Which survivor was wounded with a gunshot wound to the calf?