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2. San Antonio - Wikipedia

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   San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in 2020.

3. History of San Antonio - Wikipedia

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   The City of San Antonio is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Texas and was, for decades, its largest city. Before Spanish colonization, the site was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. The historic Payaya Indians were likely those who encountered the first Europeans.

4. Alamo Mission - Wikipedia

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   The Alamo. /  29.42583°N 98.48611°W  / 29.42583; -98.48611. The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which ...

5. Bexar County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   It is in South Texas and its county seat is San Antonio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324, making it the state's fourth-most populous county. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas

6. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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   Located at 6519 San Jose Drive, it was designated the San Jose Mission National Historic Site in 1941. The historic site was administratively listed on the National Register on October 15, 1966. The church, which is still standing, was constructed in 1768. Mission San Jose was founded by Father Antonio Margil .

7. Tower Life Building - Wikipedia

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   November 13, 1991. Reference no. 91001682. The Tower Life Building (formerly the Smith-Young Tower and the Transit Tower) is a 31-story building and a historical landmark in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. Built in 1929 and standing at 404 feet (123 m) tall, the Tower Life Building was the tallest building and structure in San Antonio until ...