A New History of Old San Antonio
Summary: This series covers the history of San Antonio from its founding 300 years ago until the arrival of the railroad 160 years later. Until that time and even well after it, San Antonio is one of the most isolated communities in the Americas, a part of several different cultural traditions, yet always somehow apart from each. This year, the 300th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio, join us as we explore the history of early San Antonio as you’ve never heard it before, taking advantage of new research and recently uncovered documents. Welcome to a New History of Old San Antonio. -- As seen on KSAT12 News and the San Antonio Business Journal! --
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The Canary Islanders arrive in San Antonio.
Between 1718 and 1731, San Antonio grows to almost 300 "vecionos," thanks to the establishment of four new missions and the "entrepreneurialism" of some of the soldiers stationed there, who defied Spanish import restrictions to blaze the first trade routes between Spanish Texas and Eastern North America.
On May 1, 1718, Native Americans, Spanish soldiers, settlers, and friars found San Antonio at a spot "the most beautiful in all of New Spain."
