San Antonio's Historic Architecture

by T. Irwin Sessions

Book Overview

Spanish colonial missionary settlements established San Antonio as a junction between Mexico and the developing United States in the early 1700s. Because of its remote location amid both countries and its great distance from other cities, San Antonio became a crossroads for commerce, industry, and strategic military position on the wild frontier. Texas independence and the admission of Texas into the United States in the 19th century established a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146713483X
• ISBN13: 9781467134835
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"