San Antonio

San Antonio is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, USA. Founded in 1718 by Father Antonio Olivares, the 412 square mile city has a residential population of 1,373,668 as of July 1, 2009. It is the 7th largest city in the USA, and 2nd largest city in the lone star state of Texas. San Antonio is famous for "the Alamo" in the downtown district and is also home to four military bases. Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Base, Fort Sam Houston, and Brooks City Base, are all a part of the city.

San Antonio's times past is overflowed with several ethnic factors, spurred into existence by the first Native Americans, the very first Spanish explorers, foreigners from Germany, Mexican residents, and people from the Southern regions. They've all helped immensely to the culturally rich that's right now in San Antonio and that has allowed increase to every part from flame-griled cooking to Tejano, buildings to one's native tongue.

San Antonio Universities and Colleges

San Antonio is home to the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA), which is the second-largest university (established in the year 1969) in the UT system after University of Texas, Austin. In addition, the city has Texas A&M University-San Antonio, private colleges include University of the Incarnate Word, Our Lady of the Lake University, St. Mary's University, Trinity University, and Wayland Baptist University and Alamo Community College District.

Things to do in San Antonio include: the Alamo, San Antonio River Walk, Japanese Tea Gardens, Mission San Jose, Natural Bridge Caverns, Mission Trail, Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Botanical Garden are all places to visit.

Neighborhoods in San Antonio