The iconic Alamo building is pictured between 1877 en 1882. Op daardie stadium, it was being used as a mercantile warehouse under the stewardship of Honore Grenet, wat gesterf het in 1882 bejaardes 58. The photo shows bullet holes on the building which is still standing today. The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress built in the 18th century in San Antonio. In 1836, a 13-day siege saw Mexican troops, who had been driven out of Mexican Texas, reclaim the building from Texian forces holed up inside. But just months later, the Texians exacted their revenge over the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto, ending the rebellion in support of the new sovereign Republic of Texas, which lasted until 1846 when it was annexed by the US