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What was the Alamo? What happened and why is it important to understanding the Mexican American War?the Alamo was a home that served to missionaries and their Indian converts for about seventy years. The alamo construction began on the present site in 1724. In 1793, Spanish officials secularized San Antonio's five missions and distributed their lands to the indian residents that ramained. It is important to understand the Mexican American war so that people could knw how the lands ended up being owned by the indians.   
This is a picture of the Alamo and part of the war when they are fighting.