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Definition: San Antonio from Philip's Encyclopedia

City on the San Antonio River, S central Texas, USA. It was founded on the site of the mission-fort San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo), and was the scene of the legendary Mexico-Texas struggles in 1836. It adhered to five flags in its colourful history: Spain, Mexico, Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the USA. Industries: aircraft, meat packing, electronics, oil refining, chemicals, wood products, financial services and tourism. Pop. (2000) 1,328,000.

San Antonio

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(săn ăntō'nēō, Әntōn'), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. The third largest city in Texas, it is one of the nation's largest military centers; Fort Sam Houston and the Air Force Aerospace Medical Center are in the city, and nearby are Lackland and Randolph air force bases, both training command centers, and Brooks Air Force Base, an aerospace medical headquarters. San Antonio is also the industrial, commercial, and financial center of a large agricultural area. Its manufactures include textiles and apparel, computerized mapping equipment, processed foods, motor vehicles, air conditioners, aircraft parts, and beer. Tourism is an important industry as well. The tree-lined river meandering through the downtown, the huge Mexican quarter, the Franciscan missions, and the warm climate attract thousands of tourists annually. In the late 20th cent. San Antonio was one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. Its outlying…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(săn ăntō'nēō, Әntōn'), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. The third largest city in Texas, it is one of the nation's largest military centers; Fort Sam Houston and the Air Force Aerospace Medical Center are in the city, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City in Bexar County, southern Texas, on the San Antonio River ; population (2000 est) 1,144,600. It is a commercial, financial, and military centre. Industries include tourism, aircraft maintenance, oil-refining, and meat-packing. Fort Sam Houston, four Air Force bases, the South Texas Medical…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
View of the San Antonio, Texas, skyline at dusk....
City (pop., 2010: 1,327,407), south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River. Founded in 1718 by the Spanish as the Mission San Antonio de Valero on the site of a Coahuiltecan Indian village, it was laid out as a town in 1731. The mission, later called the Alamo…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
River, S Texas; rises in city of San Antonio, receives waters of Medina River in Bexar co., flows SE through Wilson, Karnes, and Goliad cos., forms boundary line bet. Refugio and Victoria cos., and empties into San Antonio Bay; 180 mi. (290 km.) long. City and port of entry, county seat of Bexar…
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Full text Article San Antonio, Fiesta

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
The Fiesta San Antonio is a 10-day extravaganza of events held since 1901 in San Antonio, TX, including SAN JACINTO DAY , April 21. The fiesta celebrates the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto that won Texas' independence from Mexico, and is much more than a simple independence celebration. The distinctive…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Major port in the Valparaíso region of central Chile, 64 km/40 mi south of the city of Valparaíso; population (2012) 83,800. Copper is transported here by rail from the huge, nationalized El Teniente mine inland near Rancagua, and exported. San Antonio is also a busy fishing port, with facilities…
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Full text Article ALAMO MISSION (Mission San Antonio de Valero)

From Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution
ALAMO MISSION (Mission San Antonio de Valero)
"The Shrine of Texas Liberty." This first mission ever established in San Antonio, Texas was the site of the November–December, 1835 Siege and Battle of S an A ntonio , and the famous March, 1836 A lamo S iege and A lamo B attle . The mission was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio Olivares, a…
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San Antonio and Guadalupe Rivers
Relief: 700 m Basin area: 26,231 km 2 Mean discharge: 79 m 3 /s Mean precipitation: 81 cm Mean air temp.: 21°C Mean water temp.: 23°C No. of fish species: ≥88 (60 native) No. of endangered species: >11 Great Plains (GP), Coastal Plain (CP) largemouth bass, Guadalupe bass, bluegill, longear…
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San Antonio Missions
United States of America Criteria - Interchange of values; The site encompasses a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch located 37 kilometres to the south. It includes architectural and archaeological…
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