Timeline of San Antonio

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Antonio, Texas, United States.

18th century

1718
- San Antonio founded by Martín de Alarcón.^[1]^[2]
- Mission San Antonio de Valero founded.
1720 – Mission San Jose founded.^[3]
1722 – Presidio San Antonio de Bexar built.
1731 – Juan Leal Goraz becomes first mayor.
1750 – Church of San Fernando completed.^[2]
1782 – Mission San Jose building constructed.

19th century

1811 – January 22: Juan Baptista de Las Casas, a retired captain from Nuevo Santander, along with several revolutionaries buoyed by the successes of Hidalgo's army in Guanajuato, march into town and arrest the Governors Herrera and Salcedo. Spain stops sending money for troops.
1813 – August: Battle of Medina occurs near town.
1821 – San Antonio becomes part of the Mexican Empire.^[3]
1835 - Oct 12 - Dec 11: Siege of Béxar
1836 – February 23 – March 6: Battle of the Alamo.^[3]^[2]
1837 – John William Smith becomes mayor.^[4]
1840 – March 19: Council House Fight.^[3]
1842 – September 17: Battle of Salado Creek occurs near town.^[3]^[2]
1845 – San Antonio becomes part of the new U.S. state of Texas.^[5]
1849 – Cholera epidemic.^[3]
1852 – St. Mary's Institute founded.^[6]
1853 – Public schools established.^[3]
1860 – Population: 8,235.^[7]
1865
- U.S. Army Fort Sam Houston established.^[8]
- Juneteenth is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas.^[9]
- San Antonio Express newspaper begins publication.^[10]
1868 – Frost Bank established.^{[citation needed]}
1871 – Mount Zion Baptist Church founded.^[11]
1872 – Alamo Literary Society formed.^[12]
1874 – Catholic Diocese of San Antonio^[13] and Temple Beth-El congregation^[14] founded.
1875 – Sociedad Benevolencia Mexicana founded.^[11]
1878 – Railroad begins operating.^[8]^[2]
1880 – Population: 20,550.^[15]
1881 – Evening Light newspaper begins publication.^[10]
1883 – San Antonio Brewing Company in business.
1884
- March 11: Vaudeville Theater Ambush.^[3]
- Societa Italiana di Mutuo Soccorso founded.^[11]
1885
- Scholz's Palm Garden in business.^[11]
- Alamo City Commercial College established.^[16]
1890 – Population: 37,673.^[15]
1891
- Battle of Flowers festival begins.^[3]^[17]
- The San Antonio Fire Department established.^{[citation needed]}
1894 – Peacock Military College established.^[16]
1896

- Buckhorn Saloon and Gebhardt's Chili Powder Company^[18] in business.
- Bexar County Courthouse built.
1897 – Ella Austin Orphanage established.
1898 – Woman's Club of San Antonio founded.
1899 – Brackenridge Park created.
1900
- Incarnate Word Academy for females established.^[19]
- Population: 53,321.^[15]^[2]

20th century

1900s–1940s

1903 – San Antonio Public Library established.^[20]
1910 – Population: 96,614.^[15]^[2]
1912 – Alamo Methodist Church built.
1914
- San Antonio Zoo founded.^[21]
- River Park (predecessor to the River Walk) is completed.
1917 – U.S. Army Kelly Air Force Base established.
1918
- U.S. Army Brooks Air Force Base established.
- San Antonio Evening News begins publication.
1920 – Population: 161,379.^[15]
1921 – September 1921 San Antonio floods.^[3]
1922 – WOAI radio begins broadcasting.^[22]
1924 – San Antonio Conservation Society formed.^[23]
1925 – San Antonio Junior College founded.
1926
- Aztec Theater opens.^[24]
- Witte Museum and Texas Cavaliers established.
1927 – KONO radio begins broadcasting.^[22]
1928 – Air conditioning installed in hi-rise Milam Building.^[25]
1930 – Population: 231,542.^[15]
1931 – U.S. Army Randolph Air Force Base begins operating.
1932 – Frito Company in business.
1933 – Earl Abel's restaurant in business.
1937
- San Antonio Housing Authority established.^[26]
- Station Hospital rebuilt.
1938
- Pecan-sheller labor strike.^[27]
- Ciculo Social Femenino Mexicano founded.^[27]
1939 - WPA construction begins on Robert H.H. Hugman's vision to transform River Park to Spanish-Style shops of Aragon and Romula.
1940
- Alamo Stadium built.
- Hertzberg Circus Museum established.^[23]
- Population: 253,854.^[15]
1941
- U.S. military Lackland Air Force Base, Broadway National Bank,^[28] and San Jose Mission National Historic Site established.^[8]
- Mi Tierra restaurant in business.^[29]
- The San Antonio River Walk is completed
1946
- Brooke Army Medical Center active.
- Casa Rio restaurant in business.
1947
- Jim's eatery and Josephine Theatre^[24] in business.
- Southwest Research Institute headquartered in city.^[6]
1948 – Sultanas de Bejar (women's group) formed.^[17]
1949 – WOAI-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[30]

1950s–1990s

1950
- Free port^[8] and Stock Show and Rodeo^[26] established.
- KENS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[30]
- Population: 408,442.^[15]
1958 – Fiesta Noche del Rio begins.
1960 – Population: 587,718.^[15]
1961 – Henry B. Gonzalez becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 20th congressional district.^[31]

1968
- Tower of the Americas erected.
- HemisFair Arena opens.
- HemisFair '68 held.^[5]
- Institute of Texan Cultures established.^[23]
- Hilton Palacio del Rio hotel in business.
1969 – Paseo Del Rio Association formed.^[32]
1970 – Population: 654,153.^[15]
1972 – Texas Folklife Festival begins.
1973 – San Antonio Spurs basketball team active.
1975 – Lila Cockrell elected Mayor, San Antonio's first woman mayor.
1978 – City passes ordinance creating VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority, the public transport system for San Antonio.
1980
- San Antonio Botanical Garden opens.
- Annual Tejano Music Awards begin.
- Area of city: 263.5 square miles.^[5]
- San Antonio Food Bank active (approximate date).^[6]^[33]
- Population: 785,880.^[15]
- In 1980, Texas was the first state to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday under legislation introduced by freshman Democratic state representative Al Edwards.^[34]
1981
- San Antonio Museum of Art established.^[23]
- Hyatt Regency San Antonio hotel in business.
- Henry Cisneros becomes mayor.^[35]
1987 – Lamar S. Smith becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district.^[36]
1988 – SeaWorld in business.^[21]
1990 – Population: 935,933.^[15]
1991 – Nelson W. Wolff becomes mayor.^[35]
1992 – Fiesta Texas in business.
1995
- City website online (approximate date).^[37]
- Artpace founded.^[38]
- New San Antonio Public Library's central library opens.
1997 – 55th World Science Fiction Convention held.
2000
- Bahá'í Center of San Antonio founded.^[39]
- Population: 1,144,646.^[40]

21st century

2001 – Gurudwara Sikh Center of San Antonio founded.^[39]
2005 – Municipal Archives established.^[41]
2007 – Port Authority of San Antonio founded.
2008 – Spurs Community Garden created.^[42]
2009
- San Antonio mayoral election, 2009 held; Julian Castro (2014 head of HUD) becomes mayor.^[35]
- NOWCastSA community news begins publication.^[43]
2010
- Population: city 1,327,407; metro 2,142,508;^[44] megaregion 19,728,244.^[45]
- Area of city: 460.93 square miles.^[46]
2011 – Population: 1,359,758; metro 2,194,927.^[47]
2013
- BiblioTech public library opens.
- Population: 1,409,019.^[48]
- Joaquin Castro becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 20th congressional district.^[49]
2014 – Ivy Taylor becomes first African-American female mayor of San Antonio.
2015 – May: San Antonio mayoral election, 2015, held.
2018
- April: Baboons escape from Texas Biomedical Research Institute.^[50]
- San Antonio celebrates the Tricentennial anniversary of its founding.^[51]
2022 – June: At least 46 people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Federal Writers' Project 1938, p. 103.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "San Antonio, Texas". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Berg-Sobré 2003.
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^ ^a ^b Patterson, Homer L. (1932). Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. hdl:2027/uc1.b3970358.
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^ Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide. Belo & Company. 1910.
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^ ^a ^b Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
^ ^a ^b Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas: San Antonio". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. p. 790+. ISBN 0759100020.
^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in San Antonio, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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^ ^a ^b Miller 2001.
^ ^a ^b Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol, ed. (2006). Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-11169-2.
^ "Institution Directory". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ Jeffrey M. Pilcher (2012). Planet Taco: a Global History of Mexican Food. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-991158-5. - Read online at Google Books
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^ Porter 2009.
^ "Texas Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ Dingus, Anne (June 2001). "Once a Texas-only holiday marking the end of slavery, Juneteenth is now celebrated nationwide with high spirits and hot barbecue". Texas Monthly. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Municipal Archives & Records. "Mayors and Alcaldes". Texas: City of San Antonio. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
^ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1991–1992.
^ "City of San Antonio Government Home Page". Archived from the original on 1997-01-03 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
^ "United States". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Pluralism Project. "San Antonio, Texas". Directory of Religious Centers. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "San Antonio (city), Texas". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009.
^ "Archives & Records". Texas: City of San Antonio.
^ "San Antonio Food Bank". Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "Texas". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
^ "Megaregions: Texas Triangle". America 2050. USA: Regional Plan Association. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
^ "San Antonio (city), Texas". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "The 15 Cities with the Largest Numeric Increase from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2014. Vintage 2013 Population Estimates
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "Baboons prop up barrels to escape Texas research centre", BBC News, April 17, 2018
^ "San Antonio's 300th Anniversary Celebration".

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr (1874), "San Antonio", Centennial Gazetteer of the United States, Philadelphia: J.C. McCurdy & Company
"San Antonio" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (9th ed.). 1886.
"San Antonio". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890 – via Internet Archive.
Street, avenue and alley guide to San Antonio, Texas, 1892, OL 24366181M

Published in the 20th century

George Pierce Garrison (1903), "Beginnings of San Antonio", Texas: a contest of civilizations, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Henry Ryder-Taylor (1908), Visitor's guide and history of San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, Tex: N. Tengg, OCLC 10471850, OL 23356936M
Chamber of Commerce (1910), San Antonio, the convention city, San Antonio: Guessaz & Perlet, OL 23368850M
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Edward Hungerford (1913), "City of the Little Squares", The Personality of American Cities, New York: McBride, Nast & Company
Marin B. Fenwick, ed. (1917). Who's who among the women of San Antonio and Southwest Texas?. San Antonio, Tex.: Marin B. Fenwick.
Craighead (1919), Street Guide of San Antonio, Texas, OL 23383569M
Federal Writers' Project (1938), "Condensed Chronology", San Antonio, American Guide Series, San Antonio, TX: Clegg Company, hdl:2027/mdp.39015034642333
Charles W. Ramsdell, San Antonio: A Historical and Pictorial Guide (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1959).
Leah Carter Johnston (1975), San Antonio (Revised ed.), Naylor Co., ISBN 9780811105859, OCLC 2137230
T. R. Fehrenbach, The San Antonio Story (Tulsa, Oklahoma: Continental Heritage Press, 1978)
Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "San Antonio, TX", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, p. 302+, OL 4120668M
Richard A. Garcia (1991), Rise of the Mexican American middle class: San Antonio, 1929–1941, Texas A&M University Press, ISBN 0890963681
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Jesús F. de la Teja (1995). San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier. University of New Mexico Press.
Peter Skerry (1995), "San Antonio", Mexican Americans, Harvard University Press, OL 7693062M
Rodolfo Rosales (2000). Illusion of Inclusion: The Political Story of San Antonio, Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77103-1.

Published in the 21st century

Char Miller, ed. (2001). On the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7060-6.
Judith Berg-Sobré (2003). San Antonio on Parade: Six Historic Festivals. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-222-5.
David Goldfield, ed. (2007). "San Antonio, Texas". Encyclopedia of American Urban History. Sage. ISBN 978-1-4522-6553-7.
Charles R. Porter (2009). Spanish Water, Anglo Water: Early Development in San Antonio. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-468-2.
American Cities Project (November 11, 2013). "San Antonio". America's Big Cities in Volatile Times: City Profiles. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.

External links

San Antonio Public Library. "Local History". Resource Guides. City of San Antonio.
"San Antonio Government: Historical". Research Guides. University of Texas at San Antonio, Libraries.
T.R. Fehrenbach. "San Antonio, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
U.S. Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division. Materials related to San Antonio, Texas, various dates.
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to San Antonio, various dates
"Historical Maps of Texas Cities: San Antonio". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
"San Antonio". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.
Humanities and Social Sciences Division. "Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: Texas". Bibliographies and Guides. Washington DC: Library of Congress.
Journal of the Life and Culture of San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word, OCLC 456201033

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[candelaria2004-1] Cordelia Candelaria, ed. (2004). "Chronology". Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. lxiii–lxxii. ISBN 978-0-313-33210-4.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Britannica 1910.

[FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1938103-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Federal Writers' Project 1938, p. 103.

[corner1890-4] William Corner (1890), San Antonio de Bexar, San Antonio, Tex: Bainbridge & Corner, OL 23293179M

[FOOTNOTENergal1980-5] Nergal 1980.

[NonprofitExplorer-6] Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "San Antonio, Texas". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEVon_Steinwehr1874-7] Von Steinwehr 1874.

[seltzer1952-8] Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1660, OL 6112221M

[cruz-9] Cruz, Gilbert (June 18, 2008). "A Brief History of Juneteenth". Time magazine. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

[LOC-10] "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEBerg-Sobré2003-11] Berg-Sobré 2003.

[davies-12] Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[catholic1913-13] William Campbell (1913). "Diocese of San Antonio". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: The Encyclopedia Press.

[14] "San Antonio, Texas". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[census1998-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998

[patterson1932-16] Patterson, Homer L. (1932). Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. hdl:2027/uc1.b3970358.

[taro-17] University of Texas Libraries. "(San Antonio)". Texas Archival Resources Online. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[18] "La Cocina Histórica (culinary blog)". University of Texas at San Antonio, Libraries – via Wordpress.

[Belo1910-19] Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide. Belo & Company. 1910.

[bowker1918-20] American Library Annual, 1917–1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v.

[Kisling2001-21] Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.

[Alicoate1939-22] Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636

[aaslh2002-23] American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas: San Antonio". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. p. 790+. ISBN 0759100020.

[cinema-24] "Movie Theaters in San Antonio, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[25] "Lone Star List: Twelve events, moments and places that make Texas Texas", New York Times, May 7, 2016

[FOOTNOTEMiller2001-26] Miller 2001.

[Ruiz2006-27] Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol, ed. (2006). Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-11169-2.

[fdic-28] "Institution Directory". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

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[mayors-35] Municipal Archives & Records. "Mayors and Alcaldes". Texas: City of San Antonio. Retrieved May 30, 2015.

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v t e San Antonio
Nickname: Alamo City
Topics	Architecture Culture History Neighborhoods Metropolitan Area San Antonio River (Springs)
Attractions	The Alamo Alamo Cenotaph Acequia Madre de Valero La Antorcha de la Amistad Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Cathedral of San Fernando Convention Center Earl Abel's Guenther House HemisFair '68 Houston Street La Villita Market Square Rivercenter River Walk St. Joseph Catholic Church Tower of the Americas Tower Life Building San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium
Museums	Artpace Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum Buckhorn Saloon & Museum Casa Navarro State Historic Site Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Institute of Texan Cultures McNay Art Museum Museo Alameda Museum of Aerospace Medicine O. Henry House Museum Ruby City San Antonio Museum of Art Spanish Governor's Palace Edward Steves Homestead Texas Air Museum Texas Transportation Museum United States Army Medical Department Museum USAF Airman Heritage Museum Witte Museum Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site See also: List of museums in Central Texas
Entertainment	Alamo City Comic Con Arneson River Theater Aztec on the River Charline McCombs Empire Theatre Fiesta Noche del Rio Fiesta San Antonio Freeman Coliseum Majestic Theatre Morgan's Wonderland Ripley's Believe It or Not! San Japan Santikos Theatres SeaWorld San Antonio Six Flags Fiesta Texas Splashtown San Antonio St. Mary's Strip Texas Folklife Festival Tobin Center for the Performing Arts (San Antonio Symphony) San Antonio Municipal Auditorium Woodlawn Theatre
Industry	Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises Christus Santa Rosa iHeartMedia Frost Bank H-E-B Jim's Restaurants Luby's M7 Aerospace NewTek NuStar Energy Rackspace San Antonio Express-News SAS Shoemakers (SAS) San Antonio Water System Security Service Federal Credit Union SWBC Taco Cabana Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas USAA Valero Energy Visionworks of America Whataburger
Research and education	The Alamo Colleges Baptist Health System School of Health Professions Cancer Therapy & Research Center Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute Oblate School of Theology Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio Public Library San Antonio Municipal Archives South Texas Medical Center Texas Biomedical Research Institute Southwest Research Institute St. Mary's University Texas A&M University–San Antonio Texas Neurosciences Institute Trinity University University Health System University of the Incarnate Word University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Texas at San Antonio
Military	San Antonio Military Medical Center Brooks City-Base Camp Bullis Fort Sam Houston Lackland Air Force Base Pershing House Randolph Air Force Base Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
Neighborhoods	Alamo Heights Alazán-Apache Courts Brooks Dominion Downtown Inwood La Cantera Mahncke Park Monte Vista Pearl Pecan Valley Stone Oak Thompson Field
Parks	Acequia San Antonio Botanical Garden Brackenridge Park Denman Estate Park Dwight D. Eisenhower Park Friedrich Wilderness Park Government Canyon State Natural Area Phil Hardberger Park Mahncke Milam Park Miraflores Park Roosevelt Park San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden San Antonio Missions National Historical Park San Pedro Springs Park O. P. Schnabel Park Travis Park
Sports	Alamodome (San Antonio Brahmas, UTSA Roadrunners football) Frost Bank Center (San Antonio Spurs) Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (Incarnate Word Cardinals football) Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium (San Antonio Missions) Toyota Field (San Antonio FC) Freeman Coliseum San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
Transportation	San Antonio International Airport Amtrak Station VIA Metropolitan Transit
Other	San Antonio Fire Department San Antonio Police Department
Bexar County San Antonio–New Braunfels Metro

v t e History of Texas
By period	French Texas Spanish Texas Mexican Texas Republic of Texas Texas annexation Civil War era Reconstruction State of Texas
By topic	Annexation Border disputes Forests Indian Wars Jewish history Oil boom Revolution Slavery Texas Rangers Vice
By city	Amarillo Austin Brownsville Corpus Christi Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Galveston Houston Laredo San Antonio Timelines of cities in Texas
Government agency	Foreign relations of the Republic of Texas Congress of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas Texas Historical Commission
Years in Texas

18th century

19th century

20th century

1900s–1940s

1950s–1990s

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

Published in the 20th century

Published in the 21st century

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