SAN ANTONIO

a city of Texas, in Bexar co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Southern Pacific, the International and Great Western, the San Antonio and Aransas Pa , and other railroads, and on the San Pedro and San Antonio rivers. San Antonio is an important industrial and commercial city. Itis the distributing point for the entire State, especially manufacturing, and has a large trade in peanuts, livestock, hides, lumber, cotton and wool. Its chief industries are the manufacture of flour, cards, ice, brick and tile, shoes, etc. It has an attractive park system with over 35 beautiful parks and pl _zas, and is the seat of the Protestant Episcopal and Roman Catholic bishops. The city is the hexdquarters of the United States Military Department of Texas. Here are St. Louis College, St. Mary’s College, San Antonio Academy and other educational institutions. The city was founded in 1718, and during the Spanish and Mexican rule was the capital of the State. The famous fortre of the Alamo is her a. See Atamo. The city charter was received in 1873. Pop. 1920, 161,308.