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San Antonio is currently the seventh largest city in the United States, but not many know the remarkable history behind this modern-day metropolis. In 1691, a group of Spanish explorers happened upon a river and a Native American settlement in what is now the state of Texas. They named both "San Antonio" because it was June 13, the feast day of Saint Anthony. Soon, the river became home to a fort, a Catholic mission, and a community, all of which they called San Antonio de los Llanos.

For the next 100 years, San Antonio was mostly under Spanish control. In the early 1800s, the Spanish turned the old mission into a fort called the Alamo. Texans took control of the fort in 1835. Shortly after, General Santa Anna arrived with an army 2,000 strong. Fewer than 200 soldiers and volunteers gathered in the Alamo, but they held off the Mexican army for 13 days. On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico, and on December 28, 1845, became a U.S. state.

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San Antonio prospered after the Civil War, and n 1877, the first railway reached the town. By 1900, five railways served San Antonio, when the largest city in Texas was 50,000 people.

Today, San Antonio thrives. It is home to five military bases, more than one million people, and the Market Square, the largest Mexican marketplace outside of Mexico. San Antonio is a lively city with a rich and memorable history.

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• After the civil War, the city of San Antonio prospered.

• San Antonio is famous because of the Alamo.

• Market Square is a large Mexican marketplace in San Antonio.

• San Antonio is a thriving city with a fascinating history.

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