San Antonio - Wikipedia
WEBSan Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million ...
History of San Antonio - Wikipedia
WEBHistory of San Antonio. The City of San Antonio is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Texas and was, for decades, its largest city. Before Spanish colonization, the site was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples.
San Antonio - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBSan Antonio is a large city in southern Texas, USA. It is the second most populous city in Texas, with about 1.4 million people. It is the seventh most populous city in the United States. The city is known for The Alamo, and the River Walk along the small
San Antonio | Facts, History, & Points of Interest | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · San Antonio, city, seat (1837) of Bexar county, south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River on the Balcones Escarpment, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Austin. It is the second most-populous city in Texas. The Alamo, the city’s historic fort, is a popular tourist draw.
San Antonio – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBSan Antonio is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the United States. It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country. Visited by more than 31 million annual visitors, San Antonio is a beautiful city at the axis of three different geological terrains: Hill Country, South Texas Plains and Prairie and Lakes.
Greater San Antonio - Wikipedia
WEBGreater San Antonio, officially designated San Antonio–New Braunfels, is an eight-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The metropolitan area straddles South Texas and Central Texas and is on the southwestern corner of the Texas Triangle.
San Antonio summary | Britannica
WEBSan Antonio, City (pop., 2020: 1,434,625), south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River. Founded in 1718 by the Spanish as the Mission San Antonio de Valero on the site of a Coahuiltecan Indian village, it was laid out as …
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