The Canary Islanders in Texas

The Canary Islanders in Texas
Title The Canary Islanders in Texas PDF eBook
Author Armando Curbelo Fuentes
Publisher Trinity University Press
Pages 211
Release 2018-05-30
Genre History
ISBN 1595348468

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Immigrants from the archipelago of the Spanish Canary Islands off the coast of Western Africa played a vital role in San Antonio’s early history. Canary Islanders in Texas tells the story of the fifty-five Canary Islanders who arrived in South Texas in 1731 and founded the original municipality of San Fernando de Béxar (renamed San Antonio in the nineteenth century after Texas’s independence from Mexico). Through the reflections and records of María Curbelo, the last surviving member of the original settlers, readers learn of the many challenges these early settlers faced, including the assignment of land grants, distribution of riverine water, and protesting perceived monopolies of labor for the construction of homes and other structures by Franciscan missionaries. For over a century Canary Islanders and their descendants controlled municipal policy in San Antonio, Their influence began to decline beginning in 1845, however, with the annexation of Texas and the introduction of United States governance. More than five thousand isleños live in San Antonio today, many of them descendants of the original settlers. Their influence can be seen in the city’s history, culture, music, and philanthropy. Their legacy is celebrated through numerous cultural groups and organizations.

Canary Islanders of San Antonio

Canary Islanders of San Antonio
Title Canary Islanders of San Antonio PDF eBook
Author Edited by Hector Pacheco
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 1
Release 2018
Genre History
ISBN 1467138215

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"Acting on a decree from the king of Spain, the first Canary Islanders arrived in San Antonio in 1731, just thirteen years after the city's founding. In the intervening centuries, the descendants of those sixteen families became inextricably intertwined with the story of their chosen home. From the formation of the first city council to the siege of the Alamo, they contributed to the formative moments of San Antonio's legacy. Several of these descendants collected oral family traditions and combed archival records to preserve this important thread running through the rich tapestry of San Antonio's heritage."--Amazon.

With Domingo Leal in San Antonio, 1734

With Domingo Leal in San Antonio, 1734
Title With Domingo Leal in San Antonio, 1734 PDF eBook
Author Marian L. Martinello
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 88
Release 1979
Genre History
ISBN

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A day in the life of seven-year-old Domingo, who migrated with his family from the Canary Islands to the Spanish Province of Texas.

The Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana, 1778-1783

The Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana, 1778-1783
Title The Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana, 1778-1783 PDF eBook
Author Sidney Louis Villeré
Publisher
Pages 126
Release 1972
Genre History
ISBN

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Contains shiplists of immigrants to Louisiana.

San Antonio de Béxar

San Antonio de Béxar
Title San Antonio de Béxar PDF eBook
Author Jesús F. de la Teja
Publisher
Pages 248
Release 1995
Genre History
ISBN

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A beautifully written history of the development of San Antonio in colonial Texas.

San Juan Bautista

San Juan Bautista
Title San Juan Bautista PDF eBook
Author Robert S. Weddle
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 502
Release 2010-07-22
Genre History
ISBN 0292785615

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Winner, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of Texas, 1978 In their efforts to assert dominion over vast reaches of the (now U.S.) Southwest in the seventeenth century, the Spanish built a series of far-flung missions and presidios at strategic locations. One of the most important of these was San Juan Bautista del Río Grande, located at the present-day site of Guerrero in Coahuila, Mexico. Despite its significance as the main entry point into Spanish Texas during the colonial period, San Juan Bautista was generally forgotten until the first publication of this book in 1968. Weddle's narrative is a fascinating chronicle of the many religious, military, colonial, and commerical expeditions that passed through San Juan and a valuable addition to knowledge of the Spanish borderlands. It won the Texas Institute of Letters Amon G. Carter Award for Best Southwest History in 1969.

Faces of Béxar

Faces of Béxar
Title Faces of Béxar PDF eBook
Author Jesús F. De la Teja
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 242
Release 2016-03-03
Genre History
ISBN 162349401X

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Winner, 2019 Summerfield G. Robert Award, sponsored by The Sons of the Republic of Texas Faces of Béxar showcases the finest work of Jesús F. de la Teja, a foremost authority on Spanish colonial Mexico and Texas through the Republic. These essays trace the arc of the author’s career over a quarter of a century. A new bibliographic essay on early San Antonio and Texas history rounds out the collection, showing where Tejano history has been, is now, and where it might go in the future. For de la Teja, the Tejano experience in San Antonio is a case study of a community in transition, one moved by forces within and without. From its beginnings as an imperial outpost to becoming the center of another, newer empire—itself in transition—the social, political, and military history of San Antonio was central to Texas history, to say nothing of the larger contexts of Mexican and American history. Faces of Béxar explores this and more, including San Antonio's origins as a military settlement, the community's economic ties to Saltillo, its role in the fight for Mexican independence, and the motivations of Tejanos for joining Anglo Texans in the struggle for independence. Taken together, Faces of Béxar stands to be a milestone in the growing literature on Tejano history.