The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926 Page: 257
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A Trip' to Texas in 1828
these showers did not inconvenience us greatly they nevertheless
bothered us somewhat. The beautiful land over which we were
traveling offered no obstacles and the march was rapid. The sun
overhead was partly clouded and allowed me to behold the colorful
landscape dressed in the most vivid colors of smiling and budding
spring. Everywhere delicately tinted tapestries of living flowers
were visible, while the shrubs and evergreen oaks, the walnuts
and other trees, formed a superb background that lost itself in
the horizon, charming the eye and filling the heart of the spectator
with an unknown joy. We crossed the Cibolo, a small creek, and
at a short distance saw the mission of La Espada. The view of
this temple and the few small houses that surrounded it made an
impression upon me that I cannot express. The sight of these
dwellings brought forcefully to my mind the fact that I was still
living among my fellowmen. Bejar is at a distance of about two
leagues and the soil is excellent for the cultivation of corn, beans,
etc., but nothing can be planted on account of the Comanches and
Tahuacanos who frequently harass the city even in time of peace.
When accused of hostility they blame other tribes and claim they
are innocent of breaking the peace.
BEJAR
By a conservative estimate it may be said that the Mission of
San Antonio de Bejar, on the banks of the beautiful river that
bears the same name and whose head waters are about two leagues
to the northwest, was founded between 1690 and 1693. Both the
temple and the fortifications built as a defense against wild
Indians are still preserved. The small settlement within the in-
closure is composed of one company of frontier troops known as
the Alamo Company, the name given to the place. In 1730, the
missions of Concepci6n, San Jos6, and San Francisco were moved
from the frontier of Texas and rebuilt in the vicinity of the Mis-
sion of San Antonio. In the same year the Villa de San
Fernando was founded on the opposite bank of the river and was
joined to the settlement of the presidio or Mission of the Alamo
by a bridge of trees that was built, the two making one place, as
one might say, through the middle of which runs the aforemen-
tioned river. The streets are not exactly straight, for they curve
at various points, and the buildings, though many are of stone,2357
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926, periodical, 1926; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117141/m1/283/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.