Spanish water, Anglo water : early development in San Antonio / Charles R. Porter Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Charles R., 1952-

Series:

Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 113.

Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 113

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water rights--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Water rights.

Water-supply--Social aspects--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Political aspects--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Water--Texas--San Antonio--Distribution--Management--History.

Water.

Land tenure--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Land tenure.

Irrigation canals and flumes--Texas--San Antonio--History.

Irrigation canals and flumes.

San Antonio (Tex.)--History.

San Antonio (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Porter offers a meticulous chronicling of the origins and often-contentious development of water rights in San Antonio from its Spanish settlement through the beginning of the twentieth century.

Contents:

God's water

Droughts and deluges

The country of 1,100 springs

Eyewitness reports of God's water

Spain and Mexico's water, 1718-1836

Missions settle San Antonio

Acequia technology

Derecho Indiano : law with justice

Water, land, and work

Conflict, cooperation, and compromise

Republic of Texas and United States water, 1836-1902

New people, old laws

Acequias overwhelmed

The first water works company

Water : politicians' "gold".

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-05384-X

1-60344-325-8

OCLC:

715188653