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On the west side of the San Antonio's City Hall is a short stone monument on which a bronze plaque is mounted that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the 18 Spanish families who immigrated from the Canary Islands to San Antonio and formally established San Antonio as a civilian municipality. This is not the same as the naming of San Antonio, which happened in 1691; nor is it the founding of the settlement of the first Mission (the Alamo) and a Precidio ( a military post), which happened in 1718. This 250 year commemoration remembers the arrival of the 18 civilian families sent by the King of Spain to go from their island homes and to establish a civilian community at San Antonio. The arrival of these Canary Islanders added the third element to the social fiber of early San Antonio. Now the social structure of San Antonio included the Spanish parochial churches and missions, the Spanish military-run forts, and the Spanish civilian families with their industries all together to one location. Soon after their arrival, the immigrant families formalized a municipal government that established the secular rule of law within San Antonio. These three elements of church, military, and civilian establishments are still very much present within this city today and it is noteworthy that this commemoration is just outside the entrance into the San Antonio City Hall.

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Subject: City Commemoration: 250 years after Canary Island families established the first municipal government Date of Founding: 1731 Date of Commemoration: 1983 Address: San Antonio City Hall 100 Military Plaza San Antonio, TX 78205 Overview Photograph: Yes Detail Photograph: Yes Web site if available: [Web Link]

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