Alamo Word Search Printable

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YKELMISSIONHIHI

OTTICPPAOGRCAEE

OPONTSANANTONIO

NLJDSYAJFRAANLN

CATEICHAPELRDZY

FZRPEIICIVOERAT

RAREGOLIADEMQUX

ETLNEGONZALESNC

PRHDHIITSUMMUHH

UTQEBTBOLANBGDT

BRINTEXIANPEDBE

LWDCBDOXKILRWRJ

IRMEXICONELCSPA

CCQBRAZOSUNBEIN

CDPUYMPIWALLSGO

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MissionMISSION
San AntonioSAN ANTONIO
ChapelCHAPEL
PlazaPLAZA
WallsWALLS
SiegeSIEGE
RepublicREPUBLIC
IndependenceINDEPENDENCE
TejanoTEJANO
TexianTEXIAN
MexicoMEXICO
RememberREMEMBER
GonzalesGONZALES
GoliadGOLIAD
San JacintoSAN JACINTO
BrazosBRAZOS

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YKELMISSIONHIHI

OTTICPPAOGRCAEE

OPONTSANANTONIO

NLJDSYAJFRAANLN

CATEICHAPELRDZY

FZRPEIICIVOERAT

RAREGOLIADEMQUX

ETLNEGONZALESNC

PRHDHIITSUMMUHH

UTQEBTBOLANBGDT

BRINTEXIANPEDBE

LWDCBDOXKILRWRJ

IRMEXICONELCSPA

CCQBRAZOSUNBEIN

CDPUYMPIWALLSGO

MISSION, SAN ANTONIO, CHAPEL, PLAZA, WALLS, SIEGE, REPUBLIC, INDEPENDENCE, TEJANO, TEXIAN, MEXICO, REMEMBER, GONZALES, GOLIAD, SAN JACINTO, BRAZOS

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The Mission 26

Acequia A shared irrigation ditch of Spain and its former colonies in the Americas
Adobe Dried mud used for many of the workrooms and homes of the mission
Alamo Spanish word for cottonwood, and the name the old mission came to be known by
Barracks The Long ___ is among the oldest buildings on the site
Bexar San Antonio de ___: the name of the town in 1836
Chapel The church building of the mission, the part most visitors picture
Compound The walled area, about 3 acres, held during the siege
Convent The two-story stone building where the mission priests lived
Cottonwood The tree whose Spanish name the old mission took
Courier A rider who carried letters out of the Alamo asking for help
Courtyard The open space inside the mission, edged by the priests' house
Fortress What the old mission became for soldiers about ten years after it closed in 1793
Garrison The body of soldiers stationed in a fort
Heritage World ___ Site: the title the San Antonio Missions were given in 2015
Landmark National Historic ___: a title the site was given in 1960
Limestone The stone of the church walls

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The Mission, continued

Mission A Spanish religious outpost; this one was founded in the 18th century
Museum What the old mission is today, open to visitors
Palisade A fence of upright wooden stakes that closed a gap in the defenses
Plaza The public square in front of the church
Presidio A Spanish frontier fort, like the one that stood near the mission
San Antonio Texas city that grew up around the old mission
Siege The 13 days from February 23 to March 6, 1836
Thirteen Number of days the siege lasted
Valero Last word of the first name of the place: Mission San Antonio de ___
Walls They were put up around the mission homes in 1758, 8 feet high and 2 feet thick

Texas in 1836 25

Annexation The joining of Texas to the United States in 1845
Coahuila The Mexican state that Texas was joined to in 1824: ___ y Tejas
Constitution The plan of government written in 1836 for the new republic
Convention The meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos in March 1836
Declaration The paper adopted at the Convention of 1836 that announced a new nation
Delegates People sent by their towns to the Convention of 1836
Empresario A person granted the right to settle land in return for bringing in new settlers
Independence What Texas declared on March 2, 1836
Letter The one sent from the Alamo on February 24, 1836 was addressed To the People of Texas
Lone Star The ___ ___ Flag: the flag of Texas, with a single star
March Month of 1836 that held both the declaration and the end of the siege
Mexico The country that Texas was part of before 1836
Remember First word of the cry heard at San Jacinto: ___ the Alamo
Republic What Texas was from 1836 to 1846
Revolution The fight for independence that ran from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836
Runaway Scrape The flight of Texas settlers toward the east in early 1836
Settlers People who moved to Texas to farm and build towns
Statehood What Texas gained on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state
Tejano A Texan of Spanish or Mexican descent
Tejas Spanish spelling of the land's name, as in Coahuila y ___
Texas It was a republic from 1836 and became the 28th state in 1845
Texian An Anglo-American settler of Mexican Texas, and later a citizen of the Republic of Texas
Treaty A written agreement between two sides after a war
Velasco Town where two treaties were signed on May 14, 1836
Volunteers People who joined the Texian army by choice, many from the United States

Places of the Texas Revolution 17

Agua Dulce Creek of a battle on March 2, 1836
Anahuac Port town where settlers and officials clashed over customs in 1832 and 1835
Brazos River of the town where the Convention of 1836 met
Buffalo Bayou Stream beside the San Jacinto battleground
Coleto Creek of a battle on March 19 and 20, 1836
Concepcion Mission near San Antonio where a battle was fought on October 28, 1835
Creek A small stream: Coleto and Agua Dulce are two
Galveston Island where the interim government went in April 1836
Goliad Town whose fort, Presidio La Bahia, the Texians took in October 1835
Gonzales Town where the first fight of the revolution took place on October 2, 1835
Guadalupe River that runs past Gonzales
Matamoros Mexican port city that some Texians planned to march on in early 1836
Refugio Town of a battle in March 1836
Rio Grande River the Mexican army crossed in February 1836 on its march north
San Jacinto Battle of April 21, 1836 that lasted 18 minutes
San Patricio Town of a battle on February 27, 1836
Washington ___-on-the-Brazos: the town where independence was declared

How this list was compiled: 68 words about the Alamo in three lists: the mission, Texas in 1836 and places of the Texas Revolution. Dates, names and places in the clues were checked on October 2, 2026 against English Wikipedia (Battle of the Alamo, Alamo Mission, Texas Revolution and the article on each place; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas (tshaonline.org). No person and no weapon is a word in the puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

This Alamo word search printable opens on 16 of 20 favorites, hidden across and down only. Its 68 words cover the mission itself, Texas in 1836 and the places of the Texas Revolution, each with a clue.

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Three lists for a Texas history unit

Start from a list has The Mission, Texas in 1836 and Places of the Texas Revolution. The Mission holds the buildings and the siege: Chapel, Convent, Palisade, Thirteen. Texas in 1836 runs from Empresario and Tejano to Republic and Statehood. Places follows the map from Gonzales to San Jacinto.

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Questions and answers

What does the word Alamo mean?

Alamo is Spanish for cottonwood, a tree. The mission was first named San Antonio de Valero. The name Alamo likely came from a company of soldiers stationed there about ten years after the mission closed in 1793.

How long did the siege of the Alamo last?

Thirteen days, from February 23 to March 6, 1836. Siege and Thirteen are both words in The Mission list.

Are the people of the Alamo in the word search?

No. The lists hold buildings, places and words of 1836, and no person is named in a word or a clue. A class can add names by typing them at the end of the word list.

Is there an easy Alamo word search?

Easy Alamo Words holds 10 words of 3 to 5 letters, such as Alamo, Plaza, Adobe and Texas. Hard Alamo Words holds 40 of 8 to 13 letters, up to Runaway Scrape.

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The Mission 26

The Mission, continued

Texas in 1836 25

Places of the Texas Revolution 17

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