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  2. San Antonio - Wikipedia

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    San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million ...

  3. History of San Antonio - Wikipedia

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    History of San Antonio. The City of San Antonio is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Texas and was, for decades, its largest city. Before Spanish colonization, the site was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples.

  4. San Antonio is a large city in southern Texas, USA. It is the second most populous city in Texas, with about 1.4 million people. It is the seventh most populous city in the United States.

  5. San Antonio, TX - TSHA

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    San Antonio, also known by such titles as the Alamo City, the Mission City, the River City, and Military City, U.S.A. (which the city trademarked in 2017), has a 300-year history that stretches back to Spanish Texas with the establishment of a presidio, town, and five Franciscan missions along the San Antonio River.

  6. Greater San Antonio - Wikipedia

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    Greater San Antonio, officially designated San Antonio–New Braunfels, is an eight-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The metropolitan area straddles South Texas and Central Texas and is on the southwestern corner of the Texas Triangle.

  7. San Antonio | Facts, History, & Points of Interest | Britannica

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    San Antonio, city, seat (1837) of Bexar county, south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River on the Balcones Escarpment, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Austin.

  8. San AntonioTravel guide at Wikivoyage

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    San Antonio is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the United States. It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country. Visited by more than 31 million annual visitors, San Antonio is a beautiful city at the axis of three different geological terrains: Hill Country, South Texas Plains and Prairie and Lakes.

  9. What is San Antonio known for? 13 things San Antonio is famous...

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    What first comes to mind when you think of San Antonio? After living in the Alamo City for 10+ years, I’ve been able to pinpoint what, exactly, makes our city so special. Curious about what makes San Antonio famous? These 13 icons are essential to the soul of San Antonio. 1. The Alamo

  10. San Antonio - Wikiwand

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    San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million ...

  11. San Antonio summary | Britannica

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    San Antonio, City (pop., 2020: 1,434,625), south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River. Founded in 1718 by the Spanish as the Mission San Antonio de Valero on the site of a Coahuiltecan Indian village, it was laid out as a town in 1731.