The Alamo The Alamo is one of the most famous events in American history. Despite its popularity the facts about the event itself are less well known. The story of the Alamo has a greater impact when the details of how it took place are taken into consideration. My goal in writing this paper is to cover the times before, during, after, the effects on Mexican- American relations, and Daniel Boones and Davey crockets impacts in the Alamo. Before the Alamo In 1820, Moses Austin, an American citizen asked permission from the Spanish government to live in Mexico. The Spanish government agreed and he and his family settled down, but soon afterward he died and his son took over the land. In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain, and using