Why Is The Alamo Important

The Alamo, a place in religious and American history, is where American men defended Texas while surrounded inside of a Catholic Reserve Mission. Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, James Bowie, and William Travis were the important military figures among the Americans as they died courageously at the hands of Santa Anna’s army. Men, from states all over the country, came together to set a standard for America’s militia. Their efforts were avenged as Santa Anna was defeated later. The Alamo is located in the city of San Antonio, Texas, along the San Antonio River. The Battle of the Alamo lasted from February 23-March 6, 1836.
When the thought of the Alamo is brought to one’s mind, we tend to picture a huge church, surrounded by a fort, and in the middle of nowhere. Instead, the Alamo stands a small, concrete Catholic church symbolized with its wavy, frontal exterior, the barracks where the soldiers rested, and a small spot which the soldiers stood defies the original visual elements of the Alamo. The church still shows the brutality of the battle with bullet holes punctured into the walls. Marvelous, wooden doors mark the entrance into the sacred grounds.
One is not allowed to take photography, wear hats, or have refreshments inside of the building. Although it shows to be a rather small church, the interior of the Alamo was never truly finished, since the church was in construction and renovation at the time. One can feel the emptiness the soldiers must have dwelled during the last days of their lives. The Alamo brings me to awe to realize we can stand where so many men fought endlessly until their deaths for our protection and for American beliefs. Hollow rooms, gun holes, and a golden shrine are the only structural objects which decorate the original