San Antonio is the hub of South Texas, and in its own way, a hub of American History. Part of the fabric of what makes this a great country.
Gonzales, Texas, see the previous mention, first shots of the Texas War of Independence.
“Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad!”
Wasn’t just “Remember the Alamo,” as more popular cultural reference would have us believe. Davy Crockett? A footnote until Disney got their mouse-mitts on the tale.
The facts, though, Texas once extended from the Rio Grande to what is now the Canadian border. West to the Rio Grande, and that includes Albuquerque and Santa Fe, in what is now the territory of New Mexico.
Colorado, too.
At one time, you had the option of speaking English as the lingua franca in the western United States, due to the bravery and foresighted rebels and outlaws in Texas.
Or, properly, “Tejas y Cohuila,” the rebel alliance.
I work as a volunteer guide and assistant, at San Antonio’s Villa Finale, and this just makes my own, personal (and internal) narrative of the history come alive.
Usually, I’m there Wednesday afternoon.
You write about San Antonio, and you write about Austin. So, if you had your druthers, where would you choose to live? Or somewhere else entirely? Definitely in Texas, I gather.
I made a list of desirable cities – places I could live. Austin, Ft. Worth, Gulf Coast… Never thought of San Antonio. University in El Paso or Alpine… But San Antonio is way weirder than Austin.