
Faces of Bexar
Early San Antonio and Texas
Jesus F. de la Teja(Author)
Texas A & M University Press
Published on 30. March 2016
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-62349-401-8 (ISBN)
Description
Faces of Bexar showcases the finest work of Jesus F. de la Teja, aforemost authority on Spanish colonial Mexico and Texas throughthe Republic. These essays trace the arc of the author's career overa quarter of a century. A new bibliographic essay on early SanAntonio and Texas history rounds out the collection, showingwhere Tejano history has been, is now, and where it might go inthe future.
For de la Teja, the Tejano experience in San Antonio is a casestudy of a community in transition, one moved by forceswithin and without. From its beginnings as an imperial outpostto becoming the center of another, newer empire-itself intransition-the social, political, and military history of SanAntonio was central to Texas history, to say nothing of the largercontexts of Mexican and American history. This book exploresthis and more, including San Antonio's origins as a militarysettlement, the community's economic ties to Saltillo, its rolein the fight for Mexican independence, and the motivationsof Tejanos for joining Anglo Texans in the struggle forindependence.
Taken together, Faces of Bexar stands to be a milestone in thegrowing literature on Tejano history.
For de la Teja, the Tejano experience in San Antonio is a casestudy of a community in transition, one moved by forceswithin and without. From its beginnings as an imperial outpostto becoming the center of another, newer empire-itself intransition-the social, political, and military history of SanAntonio was central to Texas history, to say nothing of the largercontexts of Mexican and American history. This book exploresthis and more, including San Antonio's origins as a militarysettlement, the community's economic ties to Saltillo, its rolein the fight for Mexican independence, and the motivationsof Tejanos for joining Anglo Texans in the struggle forindependence.
Taken together, Faces of Bexar stands to be a milestone in thegrowing literature on Tejano history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 table, 10 black & white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62349-401-8 (9781623494018)
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Person
Jesus F. de la Teja is the Jerome H. and Catherine E. Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies, regents' professor of history, and the director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest at Texas State University, USA. He is the author of numerous books on Texas history and a former State Historian of Texas.