The county was named for San Antonio de Béxar, one of the 23 Mexican municipalities (administrative divisions) of Texas at the time of its independence.
The county is bounded on the north by Kendall and Comal counties, on the east by Guadalupe and Wilson counties, on the south by Atascosa County, and on the west by Medina and Bandera counties. The county seat and largest city is San Antonio.
This was once Mexico and it was called San Antonio De Bexar known today as San Antonio Tx. Bexar county. In spanish the x makes more of a h sound. So bear is the translated new owner way to say it.
For the Spanish, it formed the center of government, defense, and trade. In addition, it became a necessary stop for travelers journeying back and forth between the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas-Louisiana border.
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The county is bounded on the north by Kendall and Comal counties, on the east by Guadalupe and Wilson counties, on the south by Atascosa County, and on the west by Medina and Bandera counties. The county seat and largest city is San Antonio.
San Antonio, United States is located on 29°25'26" North and 98°29'37" West in the WGS 84 coordinate system.
The siege of Béxar (or Béjar) was an early campaign of the Texas Revolution in which a volunteer Texian army defeated Mexican forces at San Antonio de Béxar (now San Antonio, Texas).
The battle of the Alamo, which Alamo historian Stephen Hardin has characterized as the “most celebrated military engagement in Texas history,” immortalized San Antonio's converted first Franciscan mission and its Texan defenders as symbols of sacrifice, and generations would recognize the rallying cry of “Remember the ...