Celebrating 300 Years: San Antonio's Origins: Missions, Presidio, Villa, and Camino and How They Shaped the Landscape and Culture
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2018
New Orleans is not the only city to celebrate its tricentennial in 2018. The city of San Antonio will celebrate its 300th birthday on May 1, 2018 with the founding of Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo). This symposium will examine the many changes to the landscape of the San Antonio River Valley during the Spanish Colonial period. The World Heritage San Antonio Missions form the backbone for this cultural evolution and influence the cultural landscape beyond their original footprint. The will also include papers that discuss how these landscape modifications have continued to effect the settlement patterns. urban development, and culture of the 7th largest city in the United States as well as greater South Texas.
Other Keywords
Architecture •
Acequia •
Texas •
settlement •
Irrigation •
Dam •
Land Use •
Military •
Archaeology •
Zooarchaeology
Temporal Keywords
Spanish colonial •
late Colonial •
18th century- 21st century •
1718 - 1836 •
Spanish Colonial, Mexican Republic, Texas Republic, Civil War
Geographic Keywords
North America •
Coahuila (State / Territory) •
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Oklahoma (State / Territory) •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
Texas (State / Territory) •
Sonora (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Chihuahua (State / Territory) •
Nuevo Leon (State / Territory)
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Faunal Analysis of a Late Colonial Midden at Mission San Fransisco de la Espada, San Antonio, TX. (2018)