San Antonio
The iconic symbol of San Antonio, and indeed Texas itself, is the Alamo. It was built in 1718 along with a string of missions along
Settlement of the frontier of New Spain centered along navigable rivers such as the Rio Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and what we now call the San Antonio River. First in Southwest Texas came the missions in 1718: Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo), Jan José, San Juan, Espada, and Concepción, In 1731 the Spanish Crown brought 55 Canary Islanders to the area as settlers, and in 1738 they began to build a church they named San Fernando Cathedral after Ferdinand III (Fernando (1199 – 1252), King of Castile and León). These Canary Islanders were not professional builders and the structure soon fell apart. In 1748 a master Stone mason was brought in, and in 1755 the San Fernando Cathedral was dedicated, now the oldest cathedral in the contiguous U.S.
Settlement of the frontier of New Spain centered along navigable rivers such as the Rio Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and what we now call the San Antonio River. First in Southwest Texas came the missions in 1718: Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo), Jan José, San Juan, Espada, and Concepción, In 1731 the Spanish Crown brought 55 Canary Islanders to the area as settlers, and in 1738 they began to build a church they named San Fernando Cathedral after Ferdinand III (Fernando (1199 – 1252), King of Castile and León). These Canary Islanders were not professional builders and the structure soon fell apart. In 1748 a master Stone mason was brought in, and in 1755 the San Fernando Cathedral was dedicated, now the oldest cathedral in the contiguous U.S.
Menger Hotel
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Sunset Depot - Southern Pacific
San Fernando Cathedral
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The Alamo
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