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SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR.
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Sam Houston born .................. ..... .......1793
Royalists defeated here. Fourteen Royalist officers killed and the Republicans enter
San Antonio ....... .. .. .. ... ...... ........1813
Declaration of Texan Independence ..... ................. .. 1836
Capt. J. W. Smith arrives at the Alamo with thirty men from Gonzales ....... .1836
Moody and Sankey here .......... ......... ........ 1886
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Col. Travis 'draws the line" in the Alamo .................... .. 1836
Bonham returns to the Alamo, having been sent out with a last express iiiessage toFannin . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .... ..
Fitzhugh Lee lectures at the Casino on the Battle of Chancellorsville .
The old "Jack Harris" and "Vaudeville" corner is burnt out . . . . .
4Siege of the Alamo.......... ..... ....... .
Amendments to the City Charter (twelfth document) .
5Foundation of the Concepcion Mission. ..............
It is completed .........................
Mission of San Jose completed .................
San Juan and Espada Missions begun . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First district court held at the New Court House on Soledad street ........1836
..... 1883
....... 1886....... 1836
...... 1885......... 1731
. ........ 1752
......... 1731
......... 1731
. . . . . . . . . 18836
Fall of the Alamo, Sunday morning . ... ................... . . 1836
Death of Travis,
Bowie, and about 170 others.
Crockett,
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Vasquez, with 700 Mexicans, takes possession of San Antonio. Shew of authority on
the part of Mexico ........................ ..........1842
I,. Uhjazzi, a Hungarian patriot of Kossuth's party, shoots himself here at the age of
almost 80 years ......... .............................187 O
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Wolfson makes additions to his store ... ... . .. . . . . . . . 1880 and 1883
The Government accepts a contract for the erection of the new Federal Building and
Post Office ............................ ... ......1888
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First fight at the Mission Refugio (see March 10 and 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1836
The Mexicans under Vasquez retire from San Antonio after two days' occupation . . . 1842
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Retreat of Houston from Gonzales. . ............. .. . . . . . . 1836
Second battle of Mission Refugio, Mexicans worsted (see March 11) . . . . . . . 1836
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Retreat from Refugio . .. . ........................... . 1836
General Sherman in San Antonio .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1882
Ben Thompson and King Fisher shot and killed at Vaudeville theatre, .Joe Forster
wounded in the same scrape .............. ........... .1884
J. T. Raymond at the Opera House. ... . . . . ............... .. . 188"136
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Corner, William. San Antonio de Bexar: A Guide and History, book, 1890; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143549/m1/192/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.