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BEXAR COUNTY,
TEXAS
South
Texas
29° 27' 0" N, 98° 31' 12" W (29.45, -98.52)
Population: 2,009,324 (2020)
1,714,773 (2010) 1,392,931 (2000) 1,185,394 (1990)
Total Area: 1,256 square miles (3,250 km2)
1,240 square miles (3,200 km2) land
16 square miles (41 km2) water |
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Bexar County
History
Historical marker
on courthouse grounds:
Bexar County under Nine Governments
The administrative government of Bexar County, besides being the oldest
in Texas, is distinguished by having
served under nine governments. The community served under Spanish
rule from May, 1718, until January, 1811, when it was taken over by
the revolutionary "Casas regime". Only five weeks later, the "counter-revoluationary
Junta of Bexar" overthrew the Casas government and eventually restored
Spanish rule. In April, 1812, however, the "Republican Army of the
North" deposed the provincial Spanish government and declared independence
from Spain. Five months later the Spanish regained control, holding
Texas until 1821. The fifth regime, "First Imperial Government of
Mexico" was created when Mexico gained independence from Spain in
1821. The emperor relinquished control to army leaders within two
years, however, and the "Republic of Mexico" was established. Texas
gained independence from Mexico in 1836, thereby establishing Bexar's
seventh government, the "Republic of Texas". In 1845, Texas became
the twenty-eighth state of the United States and remained in the Union
until 1861, when the southern states seceeded to from the Confederacy.
Following the Civil War, U.S. rule returned to Bexar County in 1865.
(1967) |
Bexar County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, forum...
County Seat -
San Antonio |
Bexar County
Vintage Maps
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Bexar County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Bexar County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Bexar County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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