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SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR.

San Antonio as a Health Resort . . . 58
Some Resources of Westcrni Texas ... . ... ... .. ..(... ... .;1
List of Charters and Amendments . . .. .... .5
List of Mayors of the City of San Antonio . . . . . ;
SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR, BY SIDNEY LANIER-
Anthony Crozat, 1712. Huchereau St. Denis, 1714. New Philippines. Spain's Earliest
Claims. La Salle, 1685. San Antonio de Valero, 1715. Franciscans of Queretaro.
San Antonio de Valero, 1722. Spain's Mission. French Claims. Correspondence
of D'Alarconne and De la Harpe. The San Antonio Missions. "Lastekas"-Texas.
Indians. Testimonio de un Parecer. Apaches, 1732. Sandoval and Franquis--
great lawsuit. " San Antonio de Vejar." Foundation of the Church of the Alamo,
1744. French and Spanish Policies, 1762. San Saba Mission, 1758. Seculariza-
tion of the Alamo Mission, 1783. Partition of Alamo Mission Lands,
1793. Closing the Alamo Records, 1793. Americans, 1800. Philip Nolan.
Lieutenant Pike, 1807. San Antonio Society Prior to 1810. Troublous
Times. Colonel Delgado. Revolutions. Magee and Gutierrez. Colonel
Kemper. Colonel James Gaines. Governor Salcedo. Battle. Surrender of San
Antonio by the Royalists. Massacre of Royalists. Don Elisondo. Another
Battle. Royalist Loss. Captain Perry. Don Jose Alvares Toledo. General
Arredondo. Another Battle. Royalists Victorious under Arredondo, 1813. A
" Black Hole" of San Antonio. San Antonio Almost Abandoned, 1816. Moses
Austin, 1820. American Colonists. Treaty of Cordova, 1821. Secession front
Spain. French Merchants in San Antonio, 1824. The Bowie Brothers, 1831.
Shawnees and Comnanches. 1832. Sam Houston, 1833. Texas and Coahuila.
Stephen F. Austin and Mexico, 1833. Revolutionary Meeting, 18 34. I'gartechea
and Cos. Santa Anna. Deaf Smith. I)r. Jaules Grant. Burleson. Maverick.
San Antonio Besieged by Texans, 1835. Milami and Johnson. San Antonio Taken.
Karnes. Surrender of the Alamo by Cos. Travis. Crockett. Arrival of Santa
Anna, 1836. Siege of the Alamo. Bonhatn and Fannin. Account of Rose. Fall
of the Alamo. Mrs. Dickinson and the " Child of the Alamo." Indians, 1840.
Captain Howard. War between Texas and Mexico. Raids of Vasquez and Woll,
1842. Annexation, 18-15. Cesniopolitan San Antonio. Meteorological. Geo-
graphical. San Fernando. Religious. Points of Interest. Conclusion. . . 18 to 91
INTERVIEWS AND MEMOIRS OF OLD TIME TEXANS.
Extracts from the Menmoirs of Mrs. M. A. Maverick .. . 95 to 14;
Interview with Mrs. Canterbury . . . . . 1)7
A Talk with Right Reverend Bishop Neraz . 109
Interviews with Dr. Cupples. . . ... .112
An Interview with Dr. Ferdinand Herff, Sr. 115
An Interview with Mr. John Dobbin .. . . . 116;
Sefiora Candelaria ..... ... ..... . 117
Colonel Ford's Memoirs .. .. . .. 119
The Alamo Monument at Austin . .. . . . 124
The County Records ... ....... .. ... .. .. . .. . 125
The Founding of the Town of San Fernando ......... .... ....... . 126
Historical, interesting and statistical dates of, and relating to, the City of San Arntoniio, 129 to 166

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