Alamo (disambiguation)

Alamo is the Spanish name of Populus fremontii, a species of cottonwood or poplar native to the Southwestern United States, and of Populus alba, a similar European species. The Battle of the Alamo was a battle fought during the Texas Revolution.

Alamo may also refer to:

Places

• Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas
• Alamo, California
• Alamo, Georgia
• Alamo Township, Michigan
• Alamo, Nevada
• Alamo, Indiana
• Alamo, New Mexico
• Alamo, North Dakota
• Alamo, Tennessee
• Alamo, Texas
• Alamo, Veracruz, a place in Veracruz, Mexico
• Alamo Heights, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio

Films

• The Immortal Alamo - A now lost silent film from 1911. First film portrayal of the Alamo, it including on-site filming.
• The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty, a 1936 film
• Heroes of the Alamo, a 1937 film
• The Alamo (1960 film), a film starring John Wayne
• The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory, a 1987 film
• The Alamo (2004 film)

Other uses

• Alamo (game engine), a computer graphics rendering engine
• Alamo (sculpture), a cube-shaped sculpture in New York City
• AA-10 Alamo or Vympel R-27, an air-to-air missile
• Alamo Rent A Car
• "Alamo", a song by Tori Amos used as a b-side on "Talula"
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
• USS Alamo, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault warship

People with the name

• Tony Alamo, American preacher, singer, entrepreneur, religious evangelist, and convicted child sex offender

See also

• Alamo Beer, a brand from King of the Hill TV series
• Alamo bolide impact
• Alamo Race Track, a Dutch alternative rock band
• Alamo Scouts
• Alamo Village, a movie set turned tourist attraction, in Brackettville, Texas
• "Remember the Alamo" (song)