Faces of Béxar : early San Antonio & Texas / Jesús F. de la Teja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teja, Jesús F. de la, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans.

History.

Spanish Americans.

San Antonio (Tex.)--History.

San Antonio (Tex.).

Spanish Americans--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Mexican Americans--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Texas--History--To 1846.

Texas.

Texas--San Antonio.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]

Summary:

For historian Jesus E de la Teja, the Tejano experience in San Antonio is a case study of a community in transition, one moved by forces both within and without. From the city's beginnings as an imperial outpost to its becoming the center of another, newer empire-itself in transition-the social, political, and military history of San Antonio has been central to Texas history, to say nothing of the larger contexts of both Mexican and American history. Faces of Béxar showcases the finest work of de la Teja, a foremost authority on Spanish colonial Mexico and Texas through the days of the Republic. These carefully selected essays trace the are of the author's career over a quarter of a century and paint a vivid portrait of a San Antonio much different from the diverse, bustling city that exists today. Featuring essays such as "To the Last Drop of Our Blood," "Rebellion on the Frontier," and "The Colonization and Independence of Texas" Faces of Béxar offers a fascinating account of a region that lies at the very heart of Tejano history and highlights San Antonio's origins as a military settlement, the community's economic ties to Saltillo, its role in the tight for Mexican independence, and the motivations of Tejanos for joining Anglo Texans in the struggle for independence. A new bibliographic essay on early San Antonio and Texas history rounds out the collection by showing where Tejano history has been, where it is now, and where it may go in the future. Taken together, this body of work stands to be a milestone in the growing literature on Tejano history. Book jacket.

Contents:

Spanish colonial Texas

"A fine country with broad plains

the most beautiful in New Spain": views of land and nature in colonial San Antonio

Forgotten founders: the military settlers of eighteenth-century San Antonio de Bexar

"To the last drop of our blood": defending king and empire in San Antonio

The Saltillo Fair and its San Antonio connections

Why Urbano and Maria Trinidad can't get married: social relations in late colonial San Antonio

"Buena gana tenia de ir a jugar": the recreational world of early San Antonio, Texas, 1718-1845

Discovering the Tejano community in "early" Texas

Rebellion on the frontier

The colonization and independence of Texas: a Tejano perspective

Bibliographical essay.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781623494018

162349401X

OCLC:

923665739