Who won the battle of Alamo?


Who won the battle of Alamo? Battle of the Alamo, battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. It ended in a decisive victory for Mexican forces over Texan volunteers.


What happened to Santa Anna after the Alamo?

After regaining honor at the more famous fall of the Alamo in 1836, Santa Anna felt his job in Texas was done. But under counsel, he decided to take one final swipe at the Texas rebels by dividing his army and sweeping the land. The resulting campaign led to the Battle of San Jacinto.


Is the Alamo still standing?

Today it is a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and a part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site.


Did Sam Houston survive the Alamo?

Sam was spared because he was a slave. Historian Walter Lord believed that Sam did not exist and that contemporaries actually meant Ben, a former slave who served as Mexican Colonel Juan Almonte's cook and later guided Susanna Dickinson from San Antonio.


How did Texas lose the Alamo?

Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing most of the occupants.


Did anyone survive the Alamo?

Miraculously, at least fourteen people lived through the battle, and a few would later provide chilling eyewitness accounts of what happened. Enrique Esparza was the son of Alamo defender Gregorio Esparza and Ana Salazar Esparza. He, his mother, and two siblings survived the attack.


Why was Mexico angry about Texas?

Mexicans had overthrown the Spanish and wanted to prove they were capable of running all the territory they had won from Spain. Mexico also feared a domino effect—that giving up Texas would lead to the loss of their other northern territories.