San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corp. has donated $5 million for an Alamo museum and visitor center set to open in 2026.
A planned gallery captures the moment the early morning battle began at the Alamo in 1836. Valero Energy Corp. has donated $5 million for an Alamo museum and visitor center set to open in 2026. An area focusing on the fighting on March 6, 1836, will be called the Valero Battle of the Alamo Gallery.Valero Energy Corp. has pledged $5 million for an Alamo museum and visitor center set to open in 2026.
Museum galleries also will interpret other periods of the Alamo’s history, including its 1724 founding as the third and final site of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, the area’s first permanent Spanish-Indigenous mission.
“This donation made possible by the steadfast support and leadership of Valero will play a significant role in helping us sustain our efforts in safeguarding the historical and cultural essence of the Alamo,” Rogers said.
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