San Antonio, Texas is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population of 1,359,758. The racial composition of the city based on the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau is as follows:
72.6% White (Non-Hispanic Whites: 26.6%)
63.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6.9% Black
0.9% Native American
2.4% Asian
0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
3.4% Two or more races
13.7% Other races
Payaya Indians originally lived near the San Antonio River Valley. In 1691, a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon the river and Native American settlement on June 13, the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, and named the place and river "San Antonio" in his honor. Early Spanish settlement of San Antonio began with the establishment of the the Alamo in 1718 as a means to reassert Spanish dominance over Texas from the nearby French in Louisiana. The continued to build four other Catholic missions, San jose (1720), San Juan (1731), Concepcion (1731), and Espada (1731). After Texas entered the Union, growth became rapid, as the city became a servicing and distribution center for the western movement of the United States, and continued to grow as railroads were introduced. These missions are now in the downtown area of san antonio and the city has grown outwards from them.
72.6% White (Non-Hispanic Whites: 26.6%)
63.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6.9% Black
0.9% Native American
2.4% Asian
0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
3.4% Two or more races
13.7% Other races
Payaya Indians originally lived near the San Antonio River Valley. In 1691, a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon the river and Native American settlement on June 13, the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, and named the place and river "San Antonio" in his honor. Early Spanish settlement of San Antonio began with the establishment of the the Alamo in 1718 as a means to reassert Spanish dominance over Texas from the nearby French in Louisiana. The continued to build four other Catholic missions, San jose (1720), San Juan (1731), Concepcion (1731), and Espada (1731). After Texas entered the Union, growth became rapid, as the city became a servicing and distribution center for the western movement of the United States, and continued to grow as railroads were introduced. These missions are now in the downtown area of san antonio and the city has grown outwards from them.
Along with the five missions that are famous tourist spots, san antonio is also famous for the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, the Alamo Bowl, and host to SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, all of which account for approximately 26 million tourists per year.
My favorite part of San Antonio is that we are home to four-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs,
the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo,
and amazing Tex-Mex food.
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