Queen of the West : : A Documentary History of San Antonio, 1718-1900.

• Author: Winders, Richard Bruce.
• Place / Publishing House: College Station : : State House Press,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (307 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Spanish Texas -- Claiming San Antonio for Spain, 1718 -- Regulating Life at a Mission -- The Canary Islanders Travel to Texas -- Dispute Between the Villa and the Missions, 1739-1741 -- San Antonio as Seen by Governor Winthuysen, ca. 1744 -- 1772 Presidial Regulations Resulting from Rubí's 1766-68 Inspection Tour -- Royal Decree on Wild Cattle and Horses, 1778 -- Change Comes to the Missions, ca. 1792 -- Description of Texas in 1803 -- Zebulon Pike Visits San Antonio de Béxar in 1807 -- Rebels &amp -- Royalists Bring Devastation to San Antonio de Béxar, 1813 -- Part 2: Mexican Texas -- Stephen F. Austin Arrives in San Antonio in 1821 -- Mexican Border Commission Views San Antonio, 1828 -- San Antonio de Béxar in 1828 by J. C. Clopper -- City Ordinances for San Antonio de Béxar, 1829 -- Benjamin Lundy Visits San Antonio, 1833 -- Col. Juan Almonte's Report: Department of Bexar in 1834 -- Samuel A. Maverick's Account of the Siege of Béxar, 1835 -- Importance of San Antonio de Béxar in the Texas Revolution -- Eulalia Yorba: An Eye Witness Account of the Battle of the Alamo -- Juan Seguin to the Residents of Béxar, 1836 -- Part 3: Republic of Texas -- Mary A. Maverick Moves to San Antonio, 1838 -- Mary A. Maverick's Account of the Council House Fight, 1840 -- Christmas Time in San Antonio, 1840 -- Republic of Texas Recognizes Catholic Church's Property Rights, 1841 -- General Rafael Vázquez Captures San Antonio, March 1842 -- General Adrian Woll Captures San Antonio, September 1842 -- Frederic Benjamin Page: A "Suthron's" View of San Antonio ca. 1845 -- Part 4: Early Statehood -- San Antonio in 1846 by Josiah Gregg -- A Kentucky Volunteer in San Antonio, 1846 -- A German Scientist Attends a Fandango, 1847.

Recommendation to Use Parts of the Alamo as Military Depot, 1847 -- San Antonio As Reported in The Alamo Star, 1854 -- U.S. Inspector General's Inspection Report, 1856 -- Frederick Law Olmstead on San Antonio, ca. 1857 -- Inspector General Report for San Antonio in 1861 -- Part 5: San Antonio in the Civil War -- General Twiggs Surrenders San Antonio to the State of Texas, 1861 -- Federal Surrender of San Antonio from a Texan's View, 1861 -- Life in San Antonio during the Civil War -- Part 6: San Antonio Comes of Age -- A U.S. Cavalryman's View of San Antonio, 1866 -- Sidney Lanier Visits San Antonio, 1873 -- Description of San Antonio in the Late Nineteenth Century by a Resident -- President William McKinley Visits San Antonio, 1901 -- The San Antonio International Fair, ca. 1901 -- Endnotes -- Sources Cited -- Index.