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Alamo (other)
The Battle of the Alamo was a battle fought during the Texas Revolution. Alamo or The Alamo may also refer to: Places *Álamo, Veracruz, Mexico *Alamo, California *Alamo, Georgia *Alamo, Indiana *Alamo Township, Michigan *Alamo, Nevada *Alamo, New Mexico *Alamo, North Dakota *Alamo, Tennessee *Alamo, Texas *Alamo Heights, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio *Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Alamo Mission, a historic Spanish mission in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas *Alamo River, a river in California Films *''The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty'', a 1936 film *The Alamo (1960 film), ''The Alamo'' (1960 film), a film starring John Wayne *''The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory'', a 1987 film *''Alamo: The Price of Freedom'', a 1988 IMAX film shown exclusively at San Antonio's Rivercenter Mall Imax theatre *The Alamo (2004 film), ''The Alamo'' (2004 film) Other uses *Alamo (sculpture), ''Alamo'' (sculpture), in New York City *Alamo Rent a Car *Alamo Drafthouse Cinema *AA-10 Alamo or Vympel R-27, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. 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 inside. Santa Anna's refusal to take prisoners during the battle inspired many Texians and Tejanos to join the Texian Army. Motivated by a desire for revenge, as well as their written desire to preserve a border open to immigration and the importation and practice of slavery, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the rebellion in favor of the newly formed Republic of Texas. Several months previously, Texians, who were primarily recent immigrants from USA, had killed or driven all Mexican troops out of Mexican Texas. About 100 Texians were then garrisoned at the Alamo. The Texian force grew sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Days To Glory
Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ''13'' (Blur album), 1999 * ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016 * ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006 * ''13'' (Die Ärzte album), 1998 * ''13'' (The Doors album), 1970 * ''13'' (Havoc album), 2013 * ''13'' (HLAH album), 1993 * ''13'' (Indochine album), 2017 * ''13'' (Marta Savić album), 2011 * ''13'' (Norman Westberg album), 2015 * ''13'' (Ozark Mountain Daredevils album), 1997 * ''13'' (Six Feet Under album), 2005 * ''13'' (Suicidal Tendencies album), 2013 * ''13'' (Solace album), 2003 * ''13'' (Second Coming album), 2003 * ''13'' (Ces Cru EP), 2012 * ''13'' (Denzel Curry EP), 2017 * ''Thirteen'' (CJ & The Satellites album), 2007 * ''Thirteen'' (Emmylou Harris album), 1986 * ''Thirteen'' (Harem Scarem album), 2014 * ''Thirtee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomar Álamo
Yomar Álamo (born 6 March 1995) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the WBO– NABO light welterweight title since 2019. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active light welterweight by the WBO. Professional career Álamo made his professional debut on 27 April 2013, defeating Carlos Acevedo via first-round technical knockout (TKO) in under a minute in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He signed an exclusive promotional contract with Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment the following month, although he would soon switch to Carlos Maldonado's Black Tiger Promotions. He won the WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title in his eleventh fight, a second-round TKO of Edgardo Rivera in his hometown of Aguas Buenas on 13 August 2016. It was the first WBC fight ever held in the city, and his younger brother Yamil debuted earlier on the card with a victory. He successfully retained the belt two months later against veteran fighter Edwin López at the Roberto Cleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Alamo (evangelist)
The Alamo Christian Foundation was an American cult founded in 1969 by Christian evangelist Tony Alamo and one of his wives, Susan Alamo. Susan Alamo died in April 1982. After years of legal troubles during which he was accused of engaging in abusive behavior against his followers, Alamo was convicted of ten child rape offenses in 2009. He remained in prison until his death in May 2017. Founders Tony Alamo (1934–2017) was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman to a Jewish family. In the 1960s, he worked in Hollywood as a pop singer under the names Mark Hoffman and Marcus Abad. Also he owned the Little Mark, Alamo, and Talamo Records record labels. Susan Alamo (1925–1982) was born Edith Opal Horn in Alma, Arkansas. Twice married and with a daughter, she came to Hollywood and attempted to become an actress. Converting from Judaism to Christianity, she became an itinerant evangelist before she met Hoffman. After divorcing their respective spouses, Horn and Hoffman married in a 1966 Las Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Alamo
The Alamo Christian Foundation was an American cult founded in 1969 by Christian evangelist Tony Alamo and one of his wives, Susan Alamo. Susan Alamo died in April 1982. After years of legal troubles during which he was accused of engaging in abusive behavior against his followers, Alamo was convicted of ten child rape offenses in 2009. He remained in prison until his death in May 2017. Founders Tony Alamo (1934–2017) was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman to a Jewish family. In the 1960s, he worked in Hollywood as a pop singer under the names Mark Hoffman and Marcus Abad. Also he owned the Little Mark, Alamo, and Talamo Records record labels. Susan Alamo (1925–1982) was born Edith Opal Horn in Alma, Arkansas. Twice married and with a daughter, she came to Hollywood and attempted to become an actress. Converting from Judaism to Christianity, she became an itinerant evangelist before she met Hoffman. After divorcing their respective spouses, Horn and Hoffman married in a 1966 Las Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Alamo, Jr
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
