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Within each Top 10 list in this book, no
hierarch
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qualit
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equal merit.
Le
f
t
East 6th

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treet
,
Austin
Ce
n
te
r
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aWorld
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an Antonio
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i
g
ht Archway, Concepción Missio
n
Co
n
te
n
ts
Co te ts
L
e
f
t
C
ourt
y

ard door, The McNa
y
Art Museum
R
i
g
h
t
S
an Antonio Cowbo
y
Museum, Alamo Plaza
A
rchitectural Highlights
42
P
arks,
G
ardens, and
N
atura
l

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on
d
er
s
4
6

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ho
pp
in
g
Areas 4
8
P
er
f
orming Arts Venues
50
C
hildren’s Attractions
52

T
exas
S
t
y
le
C
uisine
54
Restau
r
a
n
ts

56
N
ightlife
58
Outdoo
r A
ct
ivi
t
i
es
60
C
ultural Experiences
62
F
est
i
va
l
s an
d

E
vent
s
64
Ar
o
und T

o
wn
Downtown
S
an Antoni
o
68
B
e
y
ond Downtown
Sa
n An
to
ni
o
7
4
Hill Country
80
A
ust
in
90
Sout
h
o
f
Sa
n An

to
ni
o
96
Str
ee
tsmar
t
P
lanning Your Tri
p
104
G
ettin
g
to San Antonio
&
A
ust
i
n
105
G
etting Aroun
d
106
Thi
ngs to
A
vo

id
10
7
B
ud
g
et Ti
ps
108
Sp
ecial Needs Ti
ps
109
S
ecurit
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and Health 11
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anking and
C
ommunications
1
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1
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hopping Tips
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ccommodations Tip
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11
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Places to
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ta
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11
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Le
f
t
Mission San José
Ce
n
te
r
R
estaurant, Austin
Ri

g
ht
A
rmy Medical De
p
artment Museu
m
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San Antonio & Austin’s Top 10
Sp
S
an Antonio’s Hi
ghl
i
gh
ts
A
colorful history, as well as a dazzling array of world-class attractions an
d

l
ivel
y

f
estivals, make San Antonio one of the most
p
o
p
ular destinations in
Texas. It is a
l
so frequent
l
y
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isted as one of the top ten p

l
aces to visit in the
U
nited States. The city’s rich cu
l
tura
l
mix of ear
l
y Spanish mission
b
eginnings,
German settlement, cowboy heritage, and strong ties to Mexico has created a
warm and pro
g
ressive city. It a
l
so
b
oasts four of the
m
in the state, includin
g
the River Walk, the Alamo, Mis
H
istorical Park, and SeaWorld. Plent
y
of sunshine als
o
San Antonio a year-round favorite with all visitors.

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rant an
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tree-shaded path
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p
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p
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the cit
y
’s best ho
t
(
see pp8–9
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f
t
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visited historic sites in
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as a s
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mbol of heroic Texan
struggle
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or independence.
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see
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where
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fl
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“
no merc
y
,” sits in the center
of the city
(
see pp20–21
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s to ex
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the River Walk
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ri
g
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tour motors gent
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o
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stage.
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p
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(
see pp22–23
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n
d

o
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e

o
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ts
fir
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bus
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r
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nt,
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y
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p
tor Leo
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cit
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b
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h
e
1
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ivercenter Mall
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an
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MAX theater
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and the

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omedy
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l
ub
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p
59
)
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g
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ma
ll
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s a
l
so one
)
o
f the few
p
laces on the
River Walk with several
hi i d
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ridges

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35
b
r
id
ges a
l
ong
the River Walk are unique.
C
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g
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tuate
d
a
l
ong t
h
e m
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ss
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on
t

r
a
il (see
pp
14–15)
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River Walk Histor
y
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fl
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i
n
the

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wn
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wn
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r
ea
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r
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ir.
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d
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ver
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is maintained as a shrine to the heroes of March
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A
ntonio River, it was nicknamed the Alamo by the Spanish
military after the 1790s. It served as an outpost for Spanish,
then re
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in
ta
in
ed
as
t
h
e
S
hrine
of
Texa
s
Liberty
i
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ho
n
o
r
o
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the
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ame
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ow
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e
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h
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ng
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le
f
t
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,
the
mission
co
nv
e
n
to
w
he
r
e
p
riests onc
e
l
ived
.
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e
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on
g
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arrac
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a
n
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urc
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y
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w
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ori
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inal
b
uildings tha
t

r
e
m
ai
n.
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x
hibits
at
this
museum
t
ell
t
he
s
tor
y
of
the
Ala
m
o
.
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S
an
Antonio
d
e Va
l
ero
The
mission
was
n
a
m
ed
a
fter Saint
A
nthon
y
o
f
Padu
a
a
n

d
t
he
S
panis
h
v
i
cero
y,
the
Duke
of
V
alero.
F
rancisca
n
f
riar
s
o
ve
r
sa
w
i
t
s
c

onstruct
i
on
in
171
8
.
It
w
as
m
o
v
ed
twice
,
fi
rs
t
in
1720
,
to
a
mo
r
e
f
ertile p
l

ace
,
a
n
d
the
n
to
the
p
resen
t
l
ocation
a
fter
a
se
v
ere
fl
ood
i
n 17
2
4.
O
riginally
built
to

co
nv
e
r
t
Nati
v
e
American
s
to
C
hristianity
,
th
e
mi
ss
i
o
n
w
as
secula
r
i
z
ed
in
17

93.
^
A
lamo Plaz
a
Much
of
the
battle
t
oo
k
p
lac
e
w
ithi
n
the
m
i
ss
i
on
g
roun
d
s,
in
the

area
in
f
r
o
n
t
o
f
t
h
e
Cha
p
e
l
a
n
d
t
he
L
on
g
B
arrac
k
t
h
at

toda
y
i
s
A
l
a
m
o
P
l
a
z
a.
A
p
laque mark
s
the
l
ocation
o
f
the
Low
B
arrac
k
,w
hich

w
as
t
h
e
o
ri
g
inal
e
ntrance.
*
G
ift Museu
m
T
hi
s
l
ar
ge
museu
m
a
nd
g
i
f
t
s

hop wa
s
built
in
1
939
a
n
d
di
sp
l
ay
s
historica
l
p
ortrait
s
a
nd
d
ocuments
.
The
hi
g
hli
g
h

t
h
e
r
e
i
s
t
h
e
lar
ge
d
ioram
a
of
th
e
fin
a
l
assault
c
r
eated
by
Th
o
m
as

F
eel
y
.
&
A
lamo Cenotap
h
The
60
f
t
(
18 m
)
high
gran
i
t
e
a
n
d
m
ar
bl
e
m
o
n

u
m
e
n
t
(b
e
l
ow
)
is
a
m
emorial t
o
th
e
m
e
n
wh
o
di
e
d
in
1836
.
N
ames

a
n
d
ima
g
e
s
of
t
h
e
he
r
o
i
c
d
e
f
ender
s
are
i
ncor
-
p
orated in
to
T
he

S
piri
t

o
f
Sac
rifi
ce
c
r
eated
b
y
P
ompeo
C
oppinni.
)
Dau
g
hters o
f
the
Re
p
ublic of Texas
(
DRT) Librar
y

B
u
il
t
in
19
5
0,
t
hi
s
fi
n
e
r
esearch
l
ibrar
y
was
d
eve
l
o
p
e
d
by
the
DRT,

who saved the
A
lamo
fr
o
m
b
e
i
n
g
tu
rn
ed
i
n
to
a
hotel
.
T
he non-circulatin
g
co
ll
ect
i
on
s
exp

l
ore t
h
e
histor
y
o
fT
e
x
as
.Th
e
i
mportant
d
ocuments
h
e
r
e
i
n
c
l
ude
Sa
n
ta
Anna’

s
w
ill an
d
a
cop
y
of
the
Te
x
as
Decla
r
atio
n
o
f
Inde
p
endence.
%
Wall of History
This
ex
hibit
(
le
f
t

)
p
resen
t
s
300
years
o
f
h
istor
y,
startin
g
w
ith
the
Nati
v
e
A
m
e
r
ican
i
nhabitants
,
an
d

t
he
sta
of
t
he
m
i
ss
i
o
n
an
d
i
ts
secu
l
a
riz
at
i
o
n.
T
h
e
m
ilitar
y

hi
stor
y
b
egan
wh
en
i
tw
as
l
eased
to
a
S
p
anish
cava
l
ry un
it
w
ho
n
i
c
k
-
na
m

ed
it
the
Ala
m
o
.
(
A
cequia
T
h
e
r
e
m
a
in
s
of
t
h
e
o
riginal
a
cequia
,
o
r hand-

d
ug
ditch
(b
e
l
ow
)
,
w
hich
brou
g
h
t
wate
r
f
r
om
t
h
e
ri
ver
i
nt
o
the
c

ompoun
d,
can
st
il
l
be
see
n
be
hin
d
t
he
C
hape
l
an
d
t
h
e
G
if
t
Museu
m. Thi
s
r
e

li
ab
l
e
s
ource
of
wate
r
bolste
r
ed
the
co
nfi
de
n
ce
of
the de
f
enders a
s
the
y
waited
for
the
battle
.

11
The Alamo is maintained as the Shrine of Texas Liberty
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Alamo

is

maintained

as

the

Shrine

of

Tex as

Liberty

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by the DRT.
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Living

History

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in

Feb
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Batt
l
e of T
h
e A
l
amo
Plaque depicting a scene from the Texas War of Independence
1
2
t
h
e
i
r wa
y
t
h

rou
gh
t
h
e
M
ex
i
can
li
nes an
d

i
nto t
h
e
Al
amo.
Th
e
number o
f
de
f
enders reached an
e
st
i
mate

d
189 men.
T
rav
i
s
w
elcomed the rein
f
orcements
,

but knew he needed
f
ar more.
%
M
arch 2
T
he Texas Declaration o
f
I
nde
p
endence
f
rom Mexico was
app
rove
d

by

d
e
l
e
g
ates meet
i
n
g
a
t Washin
g
ton-on-the-Brazos.
O
n
M
arc
h
3
,

T
rav
i
s sent a cour
i
er to

the dele
g
ates askin
g

f
or more
troo
p
s, and reaffirmin
g
his
intention to fi
g
ht unto death, but
no rein
f
orcements were sent
.
^
M
arch
5
O
n da
y
12,
S
anta Anna
a

nnounce
d
t
h
at t
h
e assau
l
t
w
ou
ld

b
e
gi
n t
h
e next
d
a
y
.
Hi
s
offi
cers recommended waitin
g
for the inevitable surrender when
the Alamo ran out o

f

p
rovisions
.
&
March 6, Be
f
ore Daw
n
A
t about 5am on
S
unda
y
,
M
arc
h
6
,
t
h
e
M
ex
i
can attac
k
b

e
g
an.
M
ex
i
can troo
p
s a
d
vance
d
from all directions toward the
b
attere
d
com
p
oun
d
wa
ll
s.
*
M
arch 6,
T
he
Al
am

o
Wh
en an est
i
mate
d
1
,
800
M
ex
i
can troo
p
s a
d
vance
d
w
i
t
hi
n
ran
g
e, the Texans
fi
red their
cannons and rifles. The heav
y

bombardment forced the
M
ex
i
can troo
p
s to
h
a
l
t
b
ut t
h
e
y

quickl
y
re-formed and attacked
ag
a
i
n,
p
enetrat
i
n
g

t
h
e nort
h
wa
ll.
Travis was one of the first to die.
!
December 1835 –
F
ebruary 22, 183
6
C
olonel Ben Milam
(see p37)
l
e
d

)
300 vo
l
unteers a
g
a
i
nst
M
ex
i

can
t
roo
p
s in December 1835. A
f
ter
fi
ve da
y
s o
f

fig
htin
g
, durin
g
which
M
ilam died
,
Mexican
G
eneral
C
ós
surren
d
ere

d
an
d
t
h
e
T
exans too
k

o
ver t
h
e
Al
amo.
J
ames
N
e
ill
assume
d
comman
d
.
B
etween
J
anuar

y
19 an
d

F
e
b
ruar
y
8,
J
ames
B
ow
i
e,
Willi
am
T
rav
i
s, an
d

D
av
y
C
rockett arrived with more troo
p

s
.
O
n Februar
y
14 Neill left on an
emer
g
enc
y
an
d

T
rav
i
s too
k
over
command of the militar
y
, while
B
ow
i
e
l
e
d
t

h
e vo
l
unteers.
@
F
ebruary 23
A
ntonio Ló
p
ez de
S
anta Anna
(
see
p
37
)
,
enra
g
ed b
y
the defeat
o
f
C
ós
,
reached

S
an Antonio with
hi
s troo
p
s.
Th
e
T
exans retreate
d
i
nto the Alamo com
p
lex, and
S
anta
A
nna sent a courier o
ff
erin
g
an
h
onora
bl
e surren
d
er.
T

rav
i
s re
pli
e
d
b
y

fi
rin
g
a cannon, and Mexicans
b
e
g
an to
b
om
b
ar
d
t
h
e wa
ll
s
.
£
F

ebruary 24
T
ravis assumed full command
a
f
ter Bowie
f
ell ill
,
and wrote a
l
etter a
dd
resse
d
to a
ll

T
exans an
d
A
mer
i
cans, recount
i
n
g
t
h

e 24
-
h
our
b
om
b
ar
d
ment,
pl
e
dgi
n
g
t
h
at
h
e wou
ld
not surren
d
er
,
an
d
askin
g
for immediate aid.

C
ouriers
James Bonham, Juan
S
e
g
uin, and
o
thers rode out for hel
p
.
$
M
arch 1
L
ieutenant
G
eor
g
e Kimbell
and 32 men from
G
onzales made
San Antonio & Austin’s Top 10
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1
2
The defeat at the Alamo
g
alvanized the Texans,
alertin
g
them to the real dan
g
er of Santa Anna’s
arm
y
, and the realit
y
that the war for independence
f
rom Mexico was far from finished. Six weeks later
,

on
A
pril 21, Sam Houston led his volunteer arm
y
into
battle a
g
ainst Santa Anna and the Mexican forces a
t

S
an Jacinto. Houston cau
gh
t Santa Anna nappin
g

an
d
attac
k
e
d
t
h
e Mexican army
d
urin
g
t
h

eir siesta.
With the battle cr
y
, “Remember the Alamo!”,
he
d
efeate
d
t
h
e arm
y
an
d
capture
d
Santa Anna. Victor
y

at San Jacinto came
j
ust six wee
k
s after t
h
e
g
ruesome slau
g
hter at the Alamo, and earned Texas

its lon
g
-sou
g
ht independence from Mexico. Ever
since
,
“Remember the Alamo!”
,
has served as a
popular rallyin
g
cry, remindin
g
Texans and Americans
o
f the importance of bein
g
willin
g
to fi
g
ht to protect
t
h
eir free
d
om.
R
emem

b
er
Th
e
Al
a
mo
!
T
o
p
10 Defenders
o
f th
e
Al
a
m
o
1
B
en
Mil
a
m
2
Ja
m
es

C
lin
to
n N
e
ill
3
Ja
m
es

Bo
w
ie
4
W
illi
a
m B
a
rr
et
Tr
a
vi
s
5
D
av
y

C
rocket
t
6
G
eor
g
e
C
. Kimbell
7
James B. Bonham
8
Juan N.
S
e
g
uin
9
J
ose
T
or
ibi
o
L
osoya
0
John W. Smit

h
S
cul
p
ture o
f
Texan soldiers at the Alamo Memorial
13
(
March 6, Long Barrac
k
O
nce the north side was
p
enetrated, the belea
g
uered
defenders had to retreat to the
Lon
g
Barrack’s narrow rooms,
w
here the bloodiest close
combat occurred. Bowie died in
the cha
p
el, which was the last
p
art of the buildin
g

to fall.
S
oon
after dawn the battle was over
.
)
M
arch 6, A
f
termat
h
T
he entire battle lasted less
than 90 minutes.
I
t is believed
that all 189 defenders and 600
M
exican soldiers
p
erished in
the fi
g
ht.
S
anta Anna
p
led
g
ed

s
afe
p
assa
g
e to non-combatant
w
omen
,
children
,
and slaves
w
ho were in the Alamo com
p
lex
d
urin
g
the battle
.
Detai
l
,
Al
amo
M
emoria
l
San Antonio & Austin’s Top 10

p
F
ive missions esta
bl
ished
by
Spain in the ear
ly
18th centur
y
formed the sett
l
ements
around which the city of San Antonio
g
rew. They were esta
bl
ished
b
etween 1718
and 1731 for political as well as reli
g
ious reasons: Spain wanted to stop France
f
rom spreadin
g
west beyond Louisiana, and to convert the Native Americans
to Roman Catholicism. Threatened by drought, disease, and hostile tribes
the Native Americans helped build the missions in exchange for protection
.

S
an Anton
i
o M
i
ss
i
ons
@
F
r
e
scos at
M
issio
n
Concepci
ón
So
m
e

o
f
t
h
e

co
l

o
rf
u
l
f
rescos here were
p
ure
l
y
d
ecorat
i
ve, w
h
others hel
p
ed to tea
c
C
atholicism. Today, t
h
few com
p
lete ones
(below)
show a blend of
)
C
hristian,

S
panish, and
Native artistic st
y
les.
$
N
ativ
e

A
m
e
rican
Q
uarters at Mission
S
an Jos
é
The hu
g
e flat-to
pp
ed stone
w
a
ll
s were
b
u

il
t w
id
e
e
nou
gh
to
h
ouse two-room
a
p
artments
f
or indi
g
enous
f
amilies. By 1768, 350 Native
A
m
e
r
ica
n
s

li
v
ed

i
n
the

complex. The men worked
i
n the fields, and in other
trades necessar
y
to sustain
t
h
e m
i
ss
i
on
.
ssion San
sé
argest of the
Antonio missions
founded in 1720
anciscan
onary, Father
nio Margil de
s
(see p17). It has
n restored to look

t did in 1790.
!
M
ission Concepci
ó
n
C
hurc
h
T
he church at Mission
N
uest
r
a

Se
ñ
o
r
a

de
l
a

P
urisima Conce
p
ción de

A
cuña
i
s t
h
e o
ld
est un
-
restored stone Catholic
c
hurch in the US. Bui
b
e
d
roc
k
, t
h
e c
h
ape
l

w
c
om
p
leted in 1755
.

T
o
p
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M
ission
C
once
p
ción
C
hurch
2
F
rescos at
Mi
ss
i
on
C
once
p
ció
n
3
M
ission
S
an Jos

é
4
N
ative American
Q
uarters at
Mission
S
an José
5
M
ission Es
p
ada
C
hurch
6
M
ission
S
an Jua
n
7
S
an Juan Acequia
8
E
s
p
a

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a
D
am
9
M
ission Es
p
ada
G
rounds
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s
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que
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Today,

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Roman

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ission
E
spada
G
rounds
T
his was the only
S
an
An
to
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o

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ss
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e
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were destro
y
ed in a
fi
re.
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E

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T
he oldest contin-
u
ously used
S
panish-built
d
iv
e
r
s
i
o
n
da
m in T
e
x
as
h
as
provided water
f
or
i
rr
i
gat
i

on s
i
nce 1745.
E
n
g
ineered b
y
Franciscan
mi
ss
i
onar
i
es an
d

b
u
il
t
b
y
t
h
e
N
at
iv
e

Am
e
ri
ca
n
converts the dam was
originally 270 ft (82 m)
lon
g
and 8
f
t (2 m) hi
g
h.
%
M
ission
E
s
p
ada
C
hurc
h
I
n 1731, Mission
S
an
F
rancisco de la Es

p
ada
was relocated
f
rom East
Te
x
as

to
i
ts

cu
rr
e
n
t
l
ocation alon
g

S
an Antonio
Ri
v
e
r.
The

chu
r
ch
w
ith

its
t
hr
ee
-
be
ll
to
w
er
(left)
w
as
)
c
omp
l
ete
d

i
n 1756.
F
r

a
n
cisca
n
s

li
v
e

a
n
d
w
o
r
k

i
n the convento toda
y.
)
E
s
p
ada
A
queduct
A remarkable
engineering feat, this is

t
he onl
y
S
p
anish colonial
a
queduct in the U
S
and
w
as com
pl
ete
d

i
n 1745.
W
ater diverted
f
rom the
river flowed through an
ace
q
u
ia
, an
d
entere

d
t
h
e
a
queduct to cross Piedras
C
reek. It continued on, to
irri
g
ate the
fi
elds o
f
Mi
ss
i
on
E
spa
d
a
.
&
San Juan Acequi
a
Missionaries
f
ound
t

h
at

t
h
e

acequias
brought
s
to
Sp
ain b
y
the Romans
a
n
d

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r
s

also
w
o
r
ked

we

ll in
t
h
e
T
e
x
a
n h
eat
.
S
even miles
(
11 k m
)
of
acequias
gave water to
s
San Juan, and
g
atewa
y
s
controlled the water-flow.
Mi
ss
i
o

n Tr
a
il
Th
e tra
il

i
s a 12 m
il
e
(
19
k
m
)

d
r
i
v
i
n
g
route
from the Alamo in
d
owntown
S
an Antonio

to Mission Es
p
ada.
S
tart
from Alamo St
,
drive
d
own
S
outh
S
t. Mary’s
S
t to Mission Road,
w
hich leads to Mission
C
oncepción. Follow the
b
r
o
wn
Natio
n
al

Pa
r

k
s
igns from here to
missions
S
an José,
S
an
J
uan, an
d

E
s
p
a
d
a.
Th
ere
i
s also a 9 mile (14 km)
hik
e-an
d
-
bik
e pat
h
a

l
ong
t
h
e

Sa
n An
to
ni
o
Riv
e
r
as it winds south past
t
h
e m
i
ss
i
ons
.
15
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Mission San Juan
E
sta
bli
s

h
e
d

i
n 1736,
t
h
e
mi
ss
i
o
n
(above)
w
as

)
surrounded by
f
ertile
fi
elds
grow
i
ng corn,
b
eans, an
d

su
g
arcane. B
y
the mid-
1700s
i
t tra
d
e
d
goo
d
s as
f
ar east as Louisiana
,
and
south to
C
oahuila
,
Mexico.
The best map for the trail is the National Park Map. Pick one up
The

best

map

for

the

trail

is

the

National

Park

Map.

Pick

one

up

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M
i
ss
i
on San José
Le
f
t
Bell Tower
Ce
n
te
r
Q
uadrangle

Ri
g
ht

G
ranar
y
!
C
hurch Façad
e
T
he im
p
osin
g
façade with its
bell tower is famed for its
elaborate, as
y
mmetrical a
pp
ear-
ance. The lavish entr
y
wa
y
dis
p
la

y
s six carved stone statues
o
f saints.
O
f these
,

S
aint
Jose
p
h, the mission’s
p
atron
saint
,
stands above the entrance.
@
Carved
S
ymbols
Sp
anish artisans carved
i
ntricate teachin
g
s
y
mbols in

t
t
he façade. The thorn-
enclosed heart re
p
resents
C
hrist’s love for humanit
y
,
revealed throu
g
h his
p
ain.
S
ome of the an
g
els, the
heavenl
y
messen
g
ers, have
N
ative American features.
£
Ros
e
Windo

w
T
his window is one of
t
he hi
g
hli
g
hts here.
O
ne
l
e
g
end tells of the scul
p
tor
l
ovin
g
l
y
workin
g
on “Rosa’s
W
indow” for
y
ears, lamentin
g

his dead sweetheart.
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B
ell Tower and
S
tairwa
y
L
e
g
end sa
y
s that when the
choir-stairwa
y
in the Bell Tower
colla
p
sed in 1903, each
p
arish
famil
y
ke
p
t one ste
p
until re
p
airs

were com
p
lete. The stairs were
p
ut back in
p
lace afterwards
.
%
S
acristy Door
s
T
he carved
p
ome
g
ranates on
t
hese cedar doors, de
p
ictin
g
seeds within the fruit, s
y
mbolize
t
he
C
hurch’s unit

y
, while the red
j
uice is
C
hrist’s blood.
^
C
onvento Ruins
T
he two-stor
y
convento
housed the missionaries.
G
othic
a
rches were introduced in 1861
;
the
Sp
anish arches are ori
g
inal.
&
Museum and
Soldiers’
Q
uarter
s

Housed in the former soldiers’
q
uarters, this small museum
chronicles the histor
y
of the
mission from its beginning
o
the time after it was
s
ecularized in 1824
.
*
G
ranary and Dioram
a
T
he lar
g
e
g
ranar
y

f
eatures external fl
y
in
g

b
uttresses, which su
pp
orted
t
he lon
g
walls. Toda
y
, there is
a
n excellent diorama of the
m
ission with a five-minute
narration of a t
yp
ical da
y.
(
G
rist Mil
l
Wheat was introduced to
re
p
lace corn, which the
Sp
anish
thou
g

ht inferior. The restored mill
still o
p
erates, usin
g
the unusual
horizontal water wheel. The mill
w
as desi
g
ned to use water from
the ace
q
uia for
p
ower.
)
Q
uadran
g
l
e
T
his lar
g
e o
p
en area inside
the mission walls was used for
m

an
y
dail
y
activities. Native
w
omen did their bakin
g
in the
communal ovens located near
their a
p
artments, children were
instructed in
C
atholicism
,
and the
m
en
p
racticed with their rifles as
the
y
trained to
p
rotect the mission.
S
tatu
e

at
e
n
t
rance
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Sp
A
ntonio Mar
g
il de Jesús was born in Valencia, Spain,
in 1657. His devotion to the church became a
pp
arent
at an early a
g
e and he became a Franciscan in
1673. Mar
g
il received holy orders in 1682 and
v
olunteered for an assi
g
nment to do missionary work
in New S
p
ain in 1683. He was statione
d

at t
h
e
f
amous missionary colle
g
e of Santa Cruz, Querétaro,
but traveled extensively, visitin
g
missions in Yucatan,
Costa Rica, Nicara
g
ua, and especially in Guatemala
earnin
g
him the name “Apostle of Guatemala.
”

Mar
g
il traveled to East Texas with the expedition of
Domin
g
o Ramon in 1716, and became known as
the “Apostle of Texas.” From his earliest da
y
s in New
S
pain, he alwa
y

s walked barefoot, fasted ever
y
da
y
,
never ate meat or fis
h,
an
d
a
dh
ere
d
to strict
self-discipline. He slept for short periods, and pra
y
ed
throu
g
h the ni
g
ht. His efforts for the betterment o
f

Native American
s
and coloni
s
t
s

were crowned with
extraor
d
inar
y
success.
Fat
h
er Mar
g
i
l
,
“A
p
ost
l
e of Texas”
T
o
p
10
A
ccom
pl
is
h
ments
1
F

oun
d
e
d
15
Mi
ss
i
ons
i
n
Costa Rica
2
F
oun
d
e
d
10
Mi
ss
i
ons
i
n
G
uatemal
a
3
Founded three

C
atholic
C
olleges
4
F
oun
d
e
d
t
h
e
Mi
ss
i
on
Nuestra
S
enora de
G
uadalupe at
N
acog
d
oc
h
es
i
n

E
ast
T
exas, 171
6
5
F
oun
d
e
d

Mi
ss
i
on
Nuestra
S
enora de los
D
o
l
ores
i
n
E
ast
T
exas,
1717

6
Founded Mission
S
an
Mi
gue
l

d
e
l
os
Ad
aes
i
n
E
ast
T
exas, 171
7
7
H
e struc
k
a roc
k

i
n

E
ast
T
exas during a time of
d
rought, and water from
a spr
i
ng
k
nown as
“Th
e
E
yes of Father Margil”,
p
oured forth to sustain
t
h
e
Mi
ss
i
on,
i
n 1718
8
F
oun
d

e
d

Mi
ss
i
on
San José y San Miguel
d
e Aguayo in San
A
nton
i
o, 1720
9
H
e died in Mexico City
in the famous Convento
G
rande de San
F
ranc
i
sco, 1726
0
H
e was
d
ec
l

are
d

v
enera
bl
e
b
y
P
ope
G
regory XVI in 1836,
h
owever,
h
e
h
as not yet
b
een beatified
G
othic and Spanish arche
s
M
ission chape
l
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The impressive McNay Museum, housed in Marion Koo
gl
er
M
cNay’s stunnin
g
Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion,
o
pene
d
in 1954 as t

h
e first museum of mo
d
ern art in Texas.
I
t has a magnificent compilation of 19th- and 20th-centur
y

E
uro
p
ean and American art, scul
p
ture, one of the best
p
rints
and drawings collections, and the amazing Tobin Collection of
Theatre Arts featuring set and costume designs and rare
b
ooks.
T
h
e McNay Art Museum
T
op 10
F
eatures
1
Euro
p

ean Th
eat
r
e
Ar
ts
(
Tobin
C
ollection)
2
Am
e
ri
can
T
h
eat
r
e
A
r
ts
3

C
ontem
p
orar
y

A
r
t
4
Euro
p
ean Paintin
g
s
5
Am
e
ri
can
Mode
rni
sm
6
M
ode
rn Prin
ts
a
n
d
D
rawin
gs
7

Su
n
set
H
ill
s
8

Opp
enheimer
Ga
ll
e
ri
es
9

Sout
hw
est
Sa
n
tos
0
M
ode
rn Scul
p
ture
$

European Paintin
gs
M
any
of
the
k
ey wor
k
s
in
t
hi
s
e
xce
p
tional
co
ll
ect
i
o
n
w
er
e
selected b
y
McNay

h
e
r
se
lf.
S
h
e
liked
to
collect
t
ransitional or unusua
l
wo
r
ks
b
yf
a
m
ous
a
r
tists
.
Dis
p
la
y

ed
h
ere a
r
e
l
ater
wor
k
s
by
C
ézanne an
d
V
a
n
G
o
g
h
,
a
p
owerful
p
aintin
g
b
y

G
auguin
(left),
a
Picasso
t
hat
c
ombine
s
analytic
w
ith
synt
h
et
i
c
C
ubism,
a
n
d
p
aintin
g
s
by
m
an

y
other
f
a
m
ous
a
r
tists
.
#
C
ontem
p
orary Art
T
h
e
divers
e
p
aintings
,
pr
i
nts,
a
n
d
s

cu
l
pture
on
v
iew her
e
f
ocus on Ameri
-
can
a
r
t
a
f
ter
19
4
5.
Wo
r
ks
b
y
various
n
oted Texan
art
i

st
s
a
r
e
al
so
di
sp
l
aye
d
.
@
American Theatre
A
rts
T
h
e
A
m
e
ri
can
p
ortion
of
t
h

e
v
as
t
T
obin
C
ollection
i
n
cludes
wo
r
ks
by
well-
known
B
roadwa
y
desi
g
ners
w
ho
c
r
eated
scenes
for

p
roduction
s
such
a
s
Da
mn
Y
ankees
a
n
d
South Pacific
.
!
E
uropean
T
heatre
A
rts
(
Tobin
Collection
)
This
sectio
n
o

f
the
Tob in
C
ollection
(
above
)

i
nclude
s
opera
a
n
d
theater
d
es
i
gn-
e
r
s
,
so
m
e
of
w

h
o
m
were
a
l
so
p
a
i
nters
o
r scu
l
ptors
,
such
as
Pab
l
o
P
i
casso
a
n
d
H
enr
i

M
at
i
sse.
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y
ard
st
a
t
u
e
K
e
y
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Museum Guide
The
m
ain
e
ntranc
e
i
s
on
N
ew
B
raun
f
els
,

j
us
t
no
r
th
o
f
Austin
H
w
y
.
Parking
i
s
f
ree
.
A
s
you
en
t
e
r
th
e ma
in
l

o
bby,
pi
c
k
up
the
g
a
ll
er
y
map.
On
t
he
g
round
fl
oor
ar
e
th
e museum s
t
ore,
p
r
i
n

t
g
a
ll
er
y
a
n
d
E
uro
p
ean,
A
merican
C
ontemporar
y
a
n
d
T
o
bin
Th
eatr
e
A
rts
Co

ll
ect
i
o
n
s
.
Up
stairs
y
o
u
c
a
n
se
e
temporary
,
c
h
ang
i
ng
e
x
hibi
t
i
ons

.
)
Modern Scul
p
tur
e
S
culpture
e
nhances
e
ver
y
a
spect o
f
t
hi
s
museu
m
’s
collectio
n
a
n
d
man
yw
o

r
ks
are
di
sp
l
aye
d
in
t
h
e
l
andsca
p
ed
g
rounds. Hi
g
hli
g
ht
s
i
nclud
e
works
by
H
enry

M
oore,
G
eorge
Ri
c
k
e
y
(
a
b
ove
)
, an
d
R
o
di
n
.
&

S
uns
e
t Hills
Desi
g
ned b

y
noted
arc
hi
tects
,
A
t
l
ee an
d
R
obe
r
t
A
y
res
,
t
hi
s
2
4-r
oom
mansio
n
(
le
f

t
)
is
in
itsel
f
a
w
o
r
k
o
f
a
r
t
.
M
c
N
ay
’s
ho
m
e
u
n
t
i
l

her
deat
h
in
1950
,
S
unset
Hill
s
is
now
a
m
ode
rn
museu
m.
%
A
m
e
rican
Modernism
A
r
ich
collection
of
wo

r
ks
by
American
a
rtists
,
i
nc
l
u
di
ng
A
r
thu
r
D
ove
,
Geor
g
ia
O
’Keeffe
,
Jo
hn
M
ar

i
n
,
M
ax
W
e
b
er,
a
n
d
Ed
w
a
r
d
Ho
pp
er,
w
h
ose
Co
rn Hill (le
f
t) i
s
o
n

e
of
t
h
e
m
ost popu
l
ar
p
a
i
nt
i
ngs at
t
h
e
m
useu
m.
*
O
ppenheimer
G
all
e
ri
e
s

Thi
s
f
ascinatin
g
collection
of
Re
n
aissa
n
ce
a
n
d
medieval scul
p
tur
e
a
nd
pa
i
nt
i
ng
s
was
d
onate

d
by
t
h
e
Fr
ede
ri
c
O
pp
enheimer
f
amily.
Th
e
ri
c
h
-
h
ue
d
wor
k
s
f
eatu
r
e

reli
g
ious sub
j
ects.
^
M
od
e
rn Prints and
D
raw
i
n
g
s
Th
e
f
ocu
s
i
n
thi
s
g
a
ll
er
y

i
s
o
n19t
h
-centur
y
F
r
e
n
ch
an
d
A
merican
,
2
0th
-
c
en
t
ury
Me
x
ican
a
n
d

G
erman
E
x
p
ressionist
,
a
n
d
post-1
960
A
m
e
r
ican
p
rints
a
n
d
d
rawin
g
s.
W
or
k
s

by
J
o
h
n,
C
assatt
,
Rivera
,
a
n
d
P
i
casso
(
r
i
g
h
t
)

are
p
ar
t
o
f

t
h
e
co
ll
ect
i
o
n.
(
S
outhwest
S
anto
s
Most
of
t
h
e
reli
g
ious
ar
t
(
known a
s
santo
s

)
w
ere
collected
by
M
c
N
a
y
in
t
he1920s an
d
30s
,
wh
en
r
e
li
g
i
ous
f
olk-ar
t
was
bein
g

r
e
p
lace
d
wi
th
mass-pro
d
uce
d
a
rt.
On
dis
p
la
y
are
reta
bl
o
s
(
p
aintin
g
s)
a
n

d
ha
n
d-
cra
f
ted
b
ultos (sculpture).
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have been held in this
g
rand French Gothic cathedral. Not jus
t

a place of worship, San Fernando is today recognized as a

symbol of unity for the people of San Antonio. Mexican
General Santa Anna
(
see
p
37
)

fl
ew the
fl
ag of no mercy from
its rooftop at the start of the seige of the A
l
amo, and it is here
that the ashes of the defenders of A
l
amo are
p
ur
p
orted to
l
ie.
S
an Fernan
d
o
C
at

h
e
d
ra
l
T
o
p
10 Features
1

S
anctuar
y
an
d
Fi
rst
C
hurch
2

C
hurch
T
owe
r
3
Defenders of
the

Al
amo
S
arco
p
ha
g
us
4

F
renc
h
G
othi
c
Addi
t
i
on
5

R
eta
bl
o
s
6

S

tatue
o
f
S
an
A
nton
i
o
7

S
tatue
o
f
S
an
F
ernan
d
o
8

B
a
p
t
i
sma
l

F
ont
9
El
C
risto
N
e
g
ro
0

S
tations of
th
e
C
ross,
Wi
n
d
ow
s
a
n
d
Pi
p
e
Orga

n
@
C
hurch Tow
e
r
T
h
e
ori
g
ina
l
tower
w
as
used
by
the
Te
x
a
n
s
to
spo
t
t
h
e

a
rriv
al
of
Sa
n
ta
A
nn
a
a
n
d
the
M
ex
i
can
a
rmy
in
1
836.
T
h
e
to
w
er
was

r
emove
d
d
ur
i
ng t
he
co
n
st
r
uct
i
on
o
f
t
h
e
Fr
e
n
ch
G
othic
a
dditio
n
in

1968.
£
Defenders of the
A
lamo
S
arcopha
g
us
Th
e
ma
r
b
l
e
co
ffin
sa
i
d
to
h
o
ld
t
h
e rema
i
ns

of
some
o
f
t
h
e
Al
a
m
o
defenders
,
i
s
located
in
a
c
hapel
in
the
southeast
corner
o
f
the
c
athedral.
T

he remains
were
fou
n
d
bu
r
ied
u
n
der
th
e
s
anctuar
y
railin
g
of
t
h
e
o
r
i
g
i
na
l
c

h
urc
h
in
1936.
!
S
anctuar
y
and First
C
hurc
h
T
he original
c
hurch
w
as buil
t
bet
w
ee
n17
38
–174
9
a
n
d

its
w
all
s
f
or
m
t
h
e
cathedral’s
s
anc
t
uary
.
The
area
in
fr
o
n
t
of
t
h
e
m
a
in

retab
l
o
is
t
h
e
principa
l
c
hapel
(
ri
g
ht)
.
O
n
the
floo
r
is
a
ma
r
ker
indicatin
g
t
h

e
cit
y
’s center.
$
Fr
e
nch Gothic
A
ddition
In
1
968
,
wo
r
k
b
egan
on
the
mass
iv
e
Fr
e
n
ch
Got
hi

c
R
ev
i
va
l
sty
le
addi
t
i
o
n
t
h
a
t
re
p
lace
d
t
h
e
f
r
o
n
t
o

f
t
h
e
o
r
i
g
i
na
l
ch
urc
h
.
D
es
i
gne
d
b
y
Pa
ri
s
-
t
r
a
in

ed
architect
,
F
ran
ç
oi
s
G
iraud
,
the
cathed
r
al
was
si
g
nificantl
y
e
nlar
g
e
d
to contain
a
new
na
v

e
w
ith
m
agnificent
s
oarin
g
ceilin
g
s
.
2
0
Window detai
l

Pope John Paul II visited San Fernando Cathedral in 1987, the first
Pope

John

Paul

II

visited

San

Fernando

Cathedral

in

1987,

the

first

Pope John Paul II visited San Fernando Cathedral in 1987 the first
P J h P lII i it dS F d C th d li 1987th fi t
and only papal visit to Texas.
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C
athedral Guide
Ente
r
t
he cathedral
t
h
roug
h
t
he
c
entra
l
eas
t
doo
r
s.
Ahead

is
the
c
arve
d
stone baptisma
l
f
ont
,
w
i
t
h
th
e s
t
a
t
ue
of
San
F
e
rn
a
n
do
on
t

h
e
left
.
Straight
a
hea
d
and
t
h
roug
h
t
he
F
renc
h
Got
hi
c
na
v
e
i
s
t
h
e
fl

oor
marke
r
i
ndicatin
g
t
he
cen
t
er
of
S
an
A
nton
i
o,
u
n
de
r
t
h
e
o
ri
g
inal
do

m
e.
The lovely
r
etablo
s
are
i
n
the
sanc
t
uar
y.
To
the
le
f
t
o
f
t
h
e
east
e
n
t
r
a

n
ce
i
s
t
he
El
Christ
o
Negro,
a
n
d
t
he
d
oorwa
y
to
t
he
sarco
ph
a
g
u
s
of
the
defender

s
o
f the
A
lamo
.
(
El Cristo Negr
o
Thi
s
re
p
lica
o
f
t
h
e
Bl
ac
k
C
hris
t
b
roug
h
t
f

rom
E
squi
p
ulas
,
G
uatemala
,
in
the 1980s
,
i
s
o
n
e
o
f
the
m
ost
p
opu
l
ar
de
v
o-
t

ional
s
hrines in
S
a
n
F
er
-
n
a
n
do
.
C
andles
,
pi
ctures,
a
n
d
n
otes
are
ofte
n
left
h
ere

as
p
et
i
t
i
on
s
to
G
od
.
&
Statue of San
F
ernando
T
h
e
b
eautifull
y
p
a
i
nte
d
b
ronz
e

statue
of
San
Fernando’s
p
a
t
ron
sai
n
t
(ri
g
ht),
is
t
h
e
oldes
t
statu
e
i
n
the
cathed
r
al
.
T

he
c
hurch was
na
m
ed
a
f
te
r
the
K
in
g
of
C
astile
,
F
er
di
nan
d
I
II,
who
r
ei
g
ne

d
i
n
t
h
e
1
3t
h cen
t
ur
y
.
)
Stations of the
C
ross
,
Windows
a
nd Pipe
O
r
g
an
Th
e
c
arve
d

-stone
S
tation
s
o
f
t
h
e
C
r
oss
a
n
d
t
h
e
wooden pulpit dat
e
f
ro
m
18
74
.
The
pip
e
organ

is
the
o
ldest in the
c
it
y,
and th
e
ni
n
e
ex
q
u
i
s
i
t
e
stai
n
ed
-
g
las
s
window
s
(

a
b
ove
)
,
d
e
p
ictin
g
1
8
saints
,
date
fr
o
m
1920
.
*
Baptismal Font
This
o
rn
ate
ha
n
d
-

carved ston
e
b
a
p
tisma
l
f
ont
(
le
f
t
)
i
s
th
e
old
es
t
re
ligi
ous furnishin
g
in
the
c
athedral
,

a
nd
i
s
b
elieve
d
to
ha
v
e
been
a
gift fr
om
C
harle
s
III
w
ho
b
ecame
Ki
n
g
of
S
pain
in

1
7
59
.
%
Re
tab
l
os
T
hree
f
abulous
1
8t
h
c
en
t
ury sty
le
r
etablos
w
ere
c
r
eated
i
n

200
2–
3
b
y
L
eonar
d
o
S
oto
R
ecendiz
,
to
re
p
lac
e
th
ose
l
ost
in
the
fi
re
of
1
828

.Th
e
s
p
lendid
central
r
etab
l
o
,
Jesus

Christ
, Word and Sacra-
t
t
m
e
n
t
(
r
i
g
h
t
)
,
is

g
ild
e
d
i
n 24-carat
g
old.
^
S
tatue of San
A
nt
o
ni
o
In
1
69
1
,
mi
ss
i
o
n
a
ri
es
a

rrived a
t
the
S
an
A
ntonio
Ri
v
e
r
on
the
feast
d
a
y
of
St
Anthon
y,
a
F
ranciscan
w
ho
died
in
I
taly

in
1
23
1.
This
statue o
f
San
A
ntonio
,
p
a
t
ron sa
i
nt
of
the
ci
ty,
was
c
r
eated
by
A
g
ustin
Parr

a
o
f
M
ex
i
c
o
i
n 2002
.
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1
San Antonio’s first neigh
b
orhood offers great shopping, fine
d
inin
g
, and fascinatin
g
history. The district was once a mi
l
ita
ry
post where fami
l
ies of Spanish so
l
diers
l
ived in simp
l
e ado
b
e
huts. The nei
g
hborhood became desirable after the 1819
fl
ood destro

y
ed man
y
prominent citizens’ homes. European
immigrants settled here in the mid-1800s, and today artisans
,
shops, and restaurants occupy the restored structures
.
La Vi
ll
ita Nationa
l
Historic District
T
op 10 Features
1
Th
e
L
i
tt
l
e
C
h
u
r
ch
2
Th

e
Cós
House
3
A
rn
eson
R
iv
e
rTh
eat
r
e
4
M
c
Ali
ste
r
House
a
n
d
Sto
r
e
5

Otto

B
o
m
bach
H
ouse
6
Bowen
/
Kirchner H
ouse
7

St.
P
hillip’s
C
olleg
e
8
Fl
o
ri
an
H
ouse
9
L
osa
n

a
H
ouse
0

Fa
v
ille
House
#
A
rn
e
son
R
iv
e
r
T
heatr
e
The
S
a
n
A
nton
i
o
Ri

ve
r
r
uns
throu
g
h
t
hi
s
l
ovel
y
theater
,
a
n
d
the
g
rass-covere
d
st
e
ps
t
h
at
fo
rm

t
h
e
aud
i
-
toriu
m
seats
l
ead
d
ow
n
to
the
Ri
v
er
Walk
(
see pp8–9
)
.
@
Th
e
C
ó
s Hous

e
B
elieved to
be
t
he
o
ldest
in
La
Villi
ta
,
this
house
(above) i
s
wh
e
r
e
Ge
n
e
r
a
l
M
art
in

P
er
f
ect
o
d
e
C
ó
s
re
p
orte
dly
sig
ne
d
the
A
rticle
s
of
C
a
p
itulation
f
o
r
the

Me
x
ica
n
A
rm
y
in
1
835.
K
nown
as
the
b
irth
p
lace o
f
T
exan
I
ndependence, t
he
house
i
s
a
v
a

il
ab
l
e
f
o
r
s
m
a
ll
functions
,
b
u
t
is
genera
lly
c
l
osed
to
t
h
e
p
ublic
.
$

McAlister House
a
nd
S
tor
e
Thi
s
l
ar
g
e
l
im
esto
n
e
buildin
g
b
u
il
t
by
S
amuel
M
c
Alli
ster

in
185
4
is
o
ccu
p
ied toda
y
b
y
Mustang
G
reys
(
below
)
,
offering
Te
x
a
n appare
l
,
a
n
d
t
h

e
G
uadala
j
ar
a
G
rill.
!
The Little Church
This
ti
n
y
Got
hi
c
Re
v
i
v
al
church (ri
g
ht
)
w
i
th
a

beaut
i
fu
l
sta
i
ne
d
-g
l
as
s
w
i
n
d
o
w
was
bu
il
t
in 1
8
7
9
usin
g
sto
n

e
bl
oc
ks
f
ro
m
a
quarry
i
n
B
rackenrid
g
e
Pa
r
k
(
se
e

pp
32–3)
.
Se
rvi
ces
were
he

l
d
at
this
n
on-
d
enom
i
nat
i
ona
l
c
hurch
,
a
n
d
t
oda
y
i
t
is
a
popula
r
ven
u

e
f
or weddings
.
22
Arts

Village

sign
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1836 with
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on
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n
A
ntonio River
,
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r
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kli
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