Queen of the West : : A Documentary History of San Antonio, 1718-1900.
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| Place / Publishing House: | College Station : : State House Press,, 2022. ©2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (307 pages) |
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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 &
- 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.