The Alamo has a new official cat and she's extremely adorable

SAN ANTONIO — Almost a year after the Alamo's most recent, and arguably most well-known, cat custodian died, the Texas shrine has a new feline defender.

Miss Isabella Francisca Veramendi de Valero — or Bella for short — was crowned the official Alamo cat on Thursday, the latest in a long line of feline friends at the shrine. Photos posted to social media showed Bella sitting pretty on one of the Alamo's cannons and playing with staffers at their desks.

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Her royal full name pulls from Texas history, including the Goliad Massacre (Francisca, the Angel of Goliad), an early leader of of San Antonio de Bexar (Juan Martín Veramendi) and the original name of the Alamo (which was Mission San Antonio de Valero).

Bella even has something in common with the Alamo defenders honored at her new home. As a kitten, she came to the Alamo via the Presidio La Bahía in Goliad — one of the forts from which Lt. Col. William B. Travis requested reinforcements in 1836. Bella was found on the grounds of Presidio La Bahía by the daughter of site director Scott McMahon, who brought Bella to San Antonio for the ceremony commemorating the Battle of the Alamo's 179 anniversary earlier this year.

C.C., short for Clara Carmack, was euthanized last July, after dutifully patrolling the Alamo grounds for nearly 18 years, beginning in 1996. C.C. was featured on Animal Planet's "Must Love Cats" series in March 2011, and was the subject of many items for sale in the Alamo gift shop, including postcards and plush toys.

Bella, the Alamo's official cat, wears a tag that says "I Belong At The Alamo" as she roams the grounds of the Alamo, Thursday, June 18, 2015, in San Antonio. The Texas General Land Office on Thursday announced the calico kitty has the formal title Miss Isabella Francisca Veramendi de Valero. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less Bella, the Alamo's official cat, wears a tag that says "I Belong At The Alamo" as she roams the grounds of the Alamo, Thursday, June 18, 2015, in San Antonio. The Texas General Land Office on Thursday announced ... more Photo: Eric Gay, Associated Press Photo: Eric Gay, Associated Press Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close The Alamo has a new official cat and she's extremely adorable 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

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