Queen of the West : A Documentary History of San Antonio, 1718-1900.

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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1: Spanish Texas
Claiming San Antonio for Spain, 1718
Regulating Life at a Mission
The Canary Islanders Travel to Texas
Dispute Between the Villa and the Missions, 1739-1741
San Antonio as Seen by Governor Winthuysen, ca. 1744
1772 Presidial Regulations Resulting from Rubí's 1766-68 Inspection Tour
Royal Decree on Wild Cattle and Horses, 1778
Change Comes to the Missions, ca. 1792
Description of Texas in 1803
Zebulon Pike Visits San Antonio de Béxar in 1807
Rebels &
Royalists Bring Devastation to San Antonio de Béxar, 1813
Part 2: Mexican Texas
Stephen F. Austin Arrives in San Antonio in 1821
Mexican Border Commission Views San Antonio, 1828
San Antonio de Béxar in 1828 by J. C. Clopper
City Ordinances for San Antonio de Béxar, 1829
Benjamin Lundy Visits San Antonio, 1833
Col. Juan Almonte's Report: Department of Bexar in 1834
Samuel A. Maverick's Account of the Siege of Béxar, 1835
Importance of San Antonio de Béxar in the Texas Revolution
Eulalia Yorba: An Eye Witness Account of the Battle of the Alamo
Juan Seguin to the Residents of Béxar, 1836
Part 3: Republic of Texas
Mary A. Maverick Moves to San Antonio, 1838
Mary A. Maverick's Account of the Council House Fight, 1840
Christmas Time in San Antonio, 1840
Republic of Texas Recognizes Catholic Church's Property Rights, 1841
General Rafael Vázquez Captures San Antonio, March 1842
General Adrian Woll Captures San Antonio, September 1842
Frederic Benjamin Page: A "Suthron's" View of San Antonio ca. 1845
Part 4: Early Statehood
San Antonio in 1846 by Josiah Gregg
A Kentucky Volunteer in San Antonio, 1846
A German Scientist Attends a Fandango, 1847.

Recommendation to Use Parts of the Alamo as Military Depot, 1847
San Antonio As Reported in The Alamo Star, 1854
U.S. Inspector General's Inspection Report, 1856
Frederick Law Olmstead on San Antonio, ca. 1857
Inspector General Report for San Antonio in 1861
Part 5: San Antonio in the Civil War
General Twiggs Surrenders San Antonio to the State of Texas, 1861
Federal Surrender of San Antonio from a Texan's View, 1861
Life in San Antonio during the Civil War
Part 6: San Antonio Comes of Age
A U.S. Cavalryman's View of San Antonio, 1866
Sidney Lanier Visits San Antonio, 1873
Description of San Antonio in the Late Nineteenth Century by a Resident
President William McKinley Visits San Antonio, 1901
The San Antonio International Fair, ca. 1901
Endnotes
Sources Cited
Index.