The Alamo

I decided as a way to celebrate my Texan heritage, I would build an accurate model of the Alamo as it appeared prior to the battle in 1836.

The Alamo, also known at the time as Mission San Antonio was one of several missions that were built in the San Antonio region by the Spanish. Missions were settlements built specifically for the purpose of converting native peoples to the catholic faith. While the Alamo itself was built in 1718, it's main role in history came in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. By 1836, Spain had been kicked out of the region, and the new nation of Mexico came into existence. During the fight for independence, Mexico demanded that the Alamo be surrendered to them, the 200 or so defenders in the Alamo refused, despite the fact that they were vastly outnumbered. Ultimately the result of the Battle of the Alamo was a Mexican Victory, and almost all of the defenders were executed. Later that year, Texas would win their independence from Mexico, and in 1845 they would join the United States. By the later half of the 19th Century the Alamo became a commercial center, by this period all that remained of the original fort was the chapel and the barracks. These buildings built in the 1890's are still standing today and house various businesses.

Today the Alamo is a shrine and sacred ground to the people of Texas, and a reminder to those who died fighting there. As of recently, work is planned on the Alamo plaza to further respect the men who died fighting there. They plan to close the road that now runs directly through the original open plaza, and shut down all the various entertainment businesses in the area. The area will be renovated into a larger historical park that stretches across the region occupied by the original mission walls.

It should also be noted that depictions of the original 1836 version of the Alamo vary slightly depending on who you ask, so my depiction may not exactly match the image I provide below.

If you plan to use this in anything, please let me know first
A diamond would be appreciated, along with a comment, I would love to hear some feedback if you found it to be historically accurate or if you may have found a mistake in part of the design

As a side note: To get the effect that I got in the image, I used the Soartex Fanver Resource Pack, along with the 1.8 Pre Release for McPatcher, In addition to Moody Lighting, which I think looks AMAZING

UPDATE: I cannot stress this enough, if you want to use this in ANYTHING, you MUST contact me first! I have already taken down two Youtube Videos that used this build without crediting me, or claimed that they had built it. You are welcome to use it for videos as long as you credit me and provide a link to this page. Thank you

NOTE: I do not claim ownership of any images used in this page except those of the build. These images are used for educational purposes


Artist's Depiction of the Alamo in 1836.


The Alamo chapel as it appears today