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More interesting facts about San Antonio.

The Battle of Alamo occured in 1836. Something like 4000 Mexicans defeated less than 200 Texans who were barricaded within the Alamo. A few weeks later, Sam Houston led an army which defeated the Mexicans, ending Mexican control and establishing the Republic of Texas. The battle cry, "remember the Alamo" became legendary as a result. Sam Houston is the only person to be a governor in 2 states (Tennesse and Texas).

Davy Crocket fought in the Battle of the Alamo. Prior to the battle, and after becoming a legendary frontiersman, he was involved in politics in Tennessee. After losing a re-election as congressman in Tennessee, he apparently said, "You can all go to hell, I am going to Texas." This slogan adorns many T-shirts, etc. in Texas.




The chain of Six-Flags amusement parks originated in Texas. The name is derived from the "Six Flags Over Texas" concept. Throughout history, six flags have flown over the state of Texas - Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate US, and the USA.




San Antonio is the 7th largest city in the USA. (Behind New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, and Philadelphia.) Texas actually has 3 of the largest cities in the top 10 - Houston is 4th, Dallas is 9th. San Antonio's downtown area is very easy to navigate. Everything is close - the convention centre is across the street from the main mall, which straddles the Riverwalk. There are signs everywhere indicating locations of attractions and where you are located.




Iced Tea down here is a bit different than what we are used to. They have iced-tea, which is simply regular, unsweetened tea that is cold. They set it up so you can add lemon, lime, and sugar to sweeten it up. I can never get it quite right.