Mission to Market: San Antonio Hispanic Walking Tour

Contributed by Carlos Vazquez and Aaron Jaramillo  The statue, recently removed from the corner of Market and S. Alamo, was unveiled in October of 2009. It commemorated former U.S. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, the first Hispanic elected ... Read more

PLAY VIDEO Contributed by Jade Evenstadm, Pierre Gutierrez and Christopher King About the Alamo The Alamo was first built as a Spanish mission under the name Misión San Antonio de Valero in the year 1718. However, natural disasters caused ... Read more

     Contributed by Mariah Cavanaugh, Genesis Hernandez and Grayson Ginder Originally, La Villita was the location of a Coahuiltecean village. La Villita means “little village,” and that is precisely what it was when it became the fi... Read more

Contributed by Mariana Sandoval  In 1573, Philip II, King of Spain, declared in his decree, "Laws of the Indies" that all new towns must have a central plaza. When the fifty-six settlers arrived in San Antonio in 1731, they followed this d... Read more

          Founded in 1731, The San Fernando Cathedral has been the center of of San Antonio since its doors first opened.           Naturally, it was the religious center of the Spanish colonial settlement of San Antonio de Beja... Read more

Contributed by Mariah Cavanaugh                   The original name was “Plaza de Armas” which translates to “Military Plaza” Military Plaza has been the site of much bloodshed over the centuries. San Antonians supported Me... Read more

Contributed by Jade Evenstad José Antonio Navarro The son of Don Angel Navarro, a San Antonio merchant and leading citizen, and María Josefa Ruiz, a descendant of Spanish nobility, José Antonio Navarro was a famous figure in Texas hist... Read more

Contributed by Jade Evenstad Don Angel Navarro "I came here as a merchant to this Presidio of San Antonio de Bexar" Don Angel Navarro, originally from Corsica, was a prominent merchant and citizen in early San Antonio upon settling there in... Read more

PLAY VIDEO            Historic Market Square was given as a gift to the original settlers “for their use and entertainment” by the King of Spain in 1730. Throughout the early years the plaza was a lively hub of marketplaces, where... Read more