Many people visit San Antonio every year, but do they know its history and why it was named San Antonio? Do they know who it was named after and why? This paper will tell you all of that and the life of the saint it was named after. It will also till you many other interesting facts about this city. San Antonio is located in southern Texas and has an amazing history.
How was San Antonio named? It happened in two phases, 27 years apart. The first time was when Spanish explorers entered the area that is now present day Texas on June 13, 1691. (Jennings, www.edu/sanantonio.com) They set up camp by a river and thought it was a nice place. They started a small community and named it San Antonio after St. Anthony of Padua. They choose his name because it was on his feast day that they settled and named the area in his honor. (Pearson Education. Inc, infoplease.com) The Spanish explorers built a missionary and let the Franciscans control it. The Franciscans turned the mission over to the dioceses years later. (Miller, www.sanantonio.gov)
How did St. Anthony get a city named after him? In 1195 “He was born Fernando Martin de Bulhom in Lisbon, Portugal the son of a knight of the court of King Alfonso II.” (Margret, Bunson; 107). When he was a young man he became an Augustinian monk. One evening some traveling Franciscan monks came to the prior’s door and asked for a place to sleep. He happily welcomed them and two days later they were on their way. About a year later a priest brought news that the Franciscans had been martyred. He had with him some of the bones of the martyred monks to keep as relics. When Fernando heard this, he knew that he wanted to some day shed his blood for Christ and become a martyr. He knew this ...
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...he shipment of cattle. During the 19th century cowboys would often start their cattle drives to Kansas in the San Antonio area. (Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica Online) During WWI and WWII it played a big military role and still does to this day. San Antonio has five of the largest military bases in the nation located around the city. This includes Fort Sam Houston which was constructed in 1876. (Pearson Education. Inc, infoplease. Com)
St. Anthony was a deeply religious man. He devoted his life to Christ and spreading the word of god. His faithfulness caused the Spaniards to name a city after him. That small town is now a bustling city. It has a rich history and many tourist attractions. With a large military presents it has a strong economy which helps the area. San Antonio would be a wonderful and interesting place to visit.
The mission was established initially in 1690 as Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas. The mission was abandoned and moved to the West Bank of the San Antonio River and was called Mission San Francisco de la Espada in 1731. Its purpose was to serve the Coahuiltecan tribes and educate them in religion.
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There were many immigrants who settled in Texas. Some of those towns are still here today, such as New Braunfels, Brenham, and Boerne. Those are German towns. Also, immigrants from...
Would you think that St. Louis would be a magnificent place or a horrible terrifying place to be or go? There are some positive and also some negative reasons why St. Louis is a horrible place or a magnificent place. St. Louis is a violent place sometimes but it can also be a beautiful place. Even though St. Louis has a high crime rating it is still a nice city. St. Louis is a well- liked city because of all its attractions and things to do. It would be a nice place to go if you want to go on a vacation or just a fun weekend. If you decide to go there sometime you will have to stay away from the violent parts if you want it to be peaceful.
Not only was it Texas's major port, but unfortunately it was the Unions major target resulting in a Federal Naval assault. during the first year of the Civil War. Knowing the importance of Galveston to Texas, Federal troops in 1862. took the port and surrounding areas thus making it one of only a handful of Union victories in the Lone Star state. Fearful of losing their "property", many slave owners in the areas surrounding Galveston, fled the area into the North of Texas to avoid any clashes with Union troops.
Written by Randolph B. Campbell and edited by Mark C. Carnes, Sam Houston and the American Southwest tells the story of the life of Sam Houston. Sam Houston, born in 1793 in Tennessee, was a soldier, lawyer, and also one of the founding fathers of the state of Texas. This biography of Sam Houston goes on to describe the life of Sam Houston in topics such as presidential elections he ran in, wars he has fought, friends and rivals of Houston, his personal life, marriages, wins, defeats, and changes he brought upon the United States of America. Sam Houston was liked by the majority of people, he looked up to Andrew Jackson who was his general when Sam Houston joined the army in his 20’s. This book goes into depth to portray to the reader of the type of person Sam Houston was including his strengths, weaknesses, and the fact that he was an alcoholic and despite all that, he was a very intelligent and noble man of U.S. history as we now know.
The year was 1699, and two Spanish missionaries accompanied by a contingent of Spanish soldados were sent to northern Coahuila. Their instructions were to establish missions for the primitive tribes, hunters and nut gatherers that lived along the Rio Grande, the great river of the north. Gold, glory and God, essentially in that order, had motivated the founding of the missions. The Alamo itself was founded in 1718; however, due to disease and a reluctance of the locals to embrace Christianity the mission was abandoned in 1793. It wasn’t ...
Sam Houston Sam Houston was, as legend reports, a big man about six feet and six inches tall. He was an exciting historical figure and war hero who was involved with much of the early development of our country and Texas. He was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and family man, whose name will be synonymous with nation heroes who played a vital part in the shaping of a young and prosperous country. He admired and supported the Native Americans who took him in and adopted him into their culture to help bridge the gap between the government and a noble forgotten race. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles he donned as a man, but the one most remembered is the one of a true American hero.
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for revolution. The American Settlers were tired of Mexican dictatorship and wanted the same freedoms they enjoyed back in America. So with a little bit more influence from America a revolt was formed. Eventually Texas would capture Santa Anna the Mexican
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