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CONTENTS A BRIEF HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS

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5 STAR EATS

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DAY TRIPS

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SAN ANTONIO SPURS

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GOLF COURSES

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THE TOBIN CENTER

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SPOTLIGHT ON DARIO ROBLETO

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THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER WALK

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San Antonio is one of the oldest European settlements in the Americas. However, for thousands of years before that, indigenous peoples inhabited the area around the San Antonio River. The Payaya were probably the prevalent culture when Europeans first ventured into the area.

After a brief recorded visit by Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca in 1536, Texas became more and more of a strategic necessity to the Spanish crown, and expeditions of explorers and missionaries

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set out to search for places in which to build settlements. As the story goes, in 1691, one such expedition encountered the river on June 13. This was the feast day of Saint Anthony, and so they named the river San Antonio in his honor.

In the early 18th century, the mission settlements created working communities with a dual purpose: to spread Christianity to the native population and to establish outposts of the Spanish empire in the area. The benefits of mission life included

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THE MAJESTIC THEATER PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN DYER

community maintained residences, farmland and livestock along with schooling and defense. As a result, both European settlers and native peoples in these communities thrived within the safety and structure provided by mission life.

Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, and the new Mexican government invited American settlers to Texas,

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specifically the area around San Antonio.

The government designated empressarios to act on its behalf, granting tracts of land in return for managing settlers – Stephen F. Austin among them. Santa Anna, elected President of Mexico in 1833, revoked the Mexican constitution of 1824, which allowed for democratic rule in the province of Texas, causing violence to break out.

The Texans, a mix of Anglo-American and Mexican settlers, calling themselves Texians and Tejanos, respectively, banded together to defend their rights and demand a return to the constitution of 1824. Despite taking control of major parts of Texas in the initial fighting, Santa Anna’s army moved north, determined to take San Antonio. In the Battle of Alamo, a band of volunteers fought valiantly to keep the Mexican army from taking San Antonio, but Santa Anna was ultimately victorious. During the battle, the Texas Congress declared independence, which was officially won in the Battle of San Jacinto a month later, under the rallying cry, “Remember the Alamo!”

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From April of 1836 until 1845, San Antonio was part of the Republic of Texas. The United States annexed Texas in 1845, causing the Mexican War, which was devastating to San Antonio, despite defining much of what is now the American Southwest.

The area rebounded during the Civil War era, attracting a large number of German immigrants who settled in the area, adding to the Spanish, Mexican, Anglo and

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MISSION SAN JOSÉ

indigenous cultural influences that make up San Antonio’s rich history.

Driving the streets of San Antonio today, one is never far from reminders of the city’s rich cultural history. The names of our streets, parks, bridges and buildings all reflect the past: names like Espada, Travis, De Zavala and Hildebrand hearken back to the many influences of our city’s past.

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San Antonio is known for its first-class private, independent and faith-based schools that offer a wide range of education opportunities to serve the whole child, in addition to excellence in academics: sports and recreation, study abroad programs, leadership programs, language immersion, fine arts and religious studies.

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Antonian College Preparatory High School 6425 West Avenue San Antonio, TX 78213 antonian.org

Central Catholic

1403 N. St. Mary’s San Antonio, TX 78215 cchs-satx.org

Geneva School of Boerne 113 Cascade Cavern Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015 genevaschooltx.org

Hill Country Montessori 50 Stone Wall Drive Boerne, TX 78006 hcmontessori.org

Holy Cross of San Antonio 426 N. San Felipe San Antonio, TX 78228 holycross-sa.org

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Incarnate Word High School 727 E. Hildebrand Avenue San Antonio, TX 78212 incarnatewordhs.org

Keystone School

119 E. Craig Place San Antonio, TX 78212 keystoneschool.org

Mount Sacred Heart

619 Mount Sacred Heart San Antonio, TX 78216 mountsacredheart.org

Saint Mary’s Hall

9401 Starcrest Drive San Antonio, TX 78217 smhall.org

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St. Gregory Catholic School 700 Dewhurst San Antonio, TX 78213 stgregorysa.org

Spanish Grove Academy

22215 Wilderness Oak San Antonio, TX 78258 spanishgroveacademy.com

Texas Military Institute 20955 W. Tejas Trail San Antonio, TX 78257 tmi-sa.com

The Winston School

8565 Ewing Halsell Drive San Antonio, TX 78229 winston-sa.org

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San Antonio has become a culinary destination, for both its local fare that can only be found in San Antonio, and for its chefs and cuisine that 17 PASSPORT TO LUXURY have gained national and International attention.

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PEARL BREWERY PHOTO BY: NICK SIMONITE

Pearl Brewery

The recently renovated Pearl Brewery has become a mecca for foodies. As stated on their website, the creators “like to think of Pearl as an experimental space, collaboration between farmers, ranchers, chefs, home cooks and people who just love food.� The Pearl Brewery hosts many food and drink-centric special events and is home to the famed Culinary Institute of America and several incredible restaurants, bakeries, cafes and bars.

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Bakery Lorraine

Owners Jeremy and Anne met while working for culinary genius Thomas Keller in the Napa Valley and opened this traditional French bakery, which features the perfect combination of technique and playful inventiveness.

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Boiler House

Executive Chef Jeff White’s Texas ranch-style cuisine focuses on grilling, wild game and farm fresh ingredients. boilerhousesa.com

Cured

The perfect blend of modern and historic atmosphere, Cured features hand-crafted cured foods, from charcuterie to pickles.

Cured was nominated for Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurants of 2014. curedatpearl.com

The Granary

The Granary combines globally inspired barbeque traditions and flavors with draft beers from around the world, and housemade brews. thegranarysa.com

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CURED PHOTO BY: SCOTT MARTIN

Green

Chef driven, affordable, vegetarian, kosher comfort food – these are descriptors not often found together. Green’s focus is on excellent food and sustainable practices. greensanantonio.com

Il Sogno Osteria

A five-star Italian café owned by James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Andrew Weissman.

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La Gloria

La Gloria’s menu is inspired by interior Mexican street food. San Antonio native chef Johnny Hernandez’s restaurant has been featured in New York Magazine, The Boston Globe, Washington Post, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Poder, Travel & Leisure, NBC Latino, Southern Living and many others. chefjohnnyhernandez.com

Sandbar

Another of Andrew Weissman’s concepts, Sandbar is an upscale oyster bar featuring the freshest seafood in San Antonio. sandbarsa.com

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Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery

Chef Jeff Balfour explores Texas cross-cultural cuisine paired with house-made craft beer. southerleigh.com

One Lucky Duck

The famous juice bar has its first location outside New York at Pearl Brewery, featuring pressed and made-to-order juices, cleanses and healthy, chef-driven cuisine.

LA GLORIA PHOTO BY: JON ALONZO

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Whether traveling for business or pleasure, San Antonio is within easy driving distance of Texas’ other major metropolitan areas like Houston, Austin and Dallas. But sometimes it’s nice to get away from the hustle of a big city, and Central & South Texas have a number of wonderful small towns that are destinations for either a quick day trip or an extended getaway. Fredricksburg and Gruene are two of the best such destinations that Texas has to offer.

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Gruene

Another historic Texas town, Gruene (pronounced GREEN), lies just 45 minutes northeast of central San Antonio. Gruene is a river town, located along the Guadalupe, and is a popular destination for tubing, canoeing, kayaking and camping. Luxurious riverfront homes line the banks of the Guadalupe from Gruene to New Braunfels.

The town was established in the 1840’s by German farmers, namely the Gruene family, who were instrumental in the development of a mill, a mercantile and beautiful Victorian-style homes, all of which stand today in Gruene Historic District. The original cotton gin is now a popular restaurant and tourist attraction, The Gristmill, where you must try the Texas-sized chicken-fried steak.

The mercantile is now Gruene General Store, where you can find Texas treats like homemade honey-butter, fudge, jalapeĂąo jellies and salsas. Gruene Hall was built during this time as well, and is the longest running dance hall/live music venue in Texas. For almost 150 years, Gruene Hall has hosted local celebrations, performances from up

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and coming musicians and national touring acts.

Fredericksburg

An hour’s drive from San Antonio will transport you to the charming, historic town of Fredericksburg. Drive in for a day’s adventure or book a room at one of the many picturesque bed & breakfasts or homes for rent near Main Street, Fredericksburg’s center. Spend the day exploring quaint local shops and enjoy some local cuisine – a wonderful range of German, Spanish and Texas influenced foods paired with local libations from one of the many breweries and vineyards in the area.

History buffs will love the Admiral Nimitz State Historical Site and the National Museum of the Pacific War, the largest collection of World War II artifacts focused on the war in the Pacific. A Fredericksburg native, Admiral Nimitz was a part of one of the founding families of the town, and the main museum complex is located in the historic Nimitz hotel,

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a hub of town life since the 1840s.

Wine and beer aficionados will enjoy the 290 Wine Trail, a string of excellent Texas wineries and breweries that winds its way around the scenic Hill Country surrounding Fredericksburg. Hire a limousine and sample Texas’ handcrafted wines and beers in style.

Nature lovers must visit one of Texas’ most beautiful natural assets: Enchanted Rock, a massive pink granite dome surrounded by a 1600-acre state park. The largest pink granite “mountain” in the U.S., the site is also known for its archaeological importance (evidence of human activity dating back at least 11,000 years), significant flora and fauna, as well as excellent hiking and camping.

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The Spurs are a huge part of the life of the city, and not merely because they are one of the winningest professional sports teams in the country. The Spurs have five NBA Championships, 20 division titles, and have made the playoffs in 24 of the last 25 seasons. Spurs fans are perhaps a little spoiled in that they expect to win and DO! Former and current Spurs are active and valued members of the San Antonio community. David Robinson, “The Admiral,� started the Carver Academy, a public charter school committed to excellence in academics as well as social, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing, offering an extremely well-regarded program for children pre-K through 6th grade. Another

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superstar of the game, George Gervin, established the George Gervin Youth Center in San Antonio, which serves as both a public charter school and a resource center for homeless youth and pregnant teens.

In 2014, the Spurs hired the first female full time coach in the NBA, Becky Hammon.

Hammon led the team to the Las Vegas Summer League title as head coach in 2015, again the first female ever to hold that position. Hammon and the team’s much loved head coach, Gregg Popovich, “Pop,” are leaders in the community. Popovich is currently the longest-tenured active coach in the NBA – and all U.S. major sports. He also holds the record for the most consecutive winning seasons.

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135 WOODLAND RANCH 26+ Acre Boerne Equestrain Estate

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Debra Janes

A San Antonio native, Debra Janes has excelled in and served the Luxury Real Estate Market since 1993. Focusing on high-end luxury home and ranch sales, Debra has sold hundreds of millions of dollars of Texas properties.

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Gary

Gary Peterson is a highly acclaimed luxury home, farm & ranch and highend development broker that has specialized in the Boerne Texas area for the last 16 years. His successes include top sales in the prestigious Cordierra Ranch neighborhood.

Peterson

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Casey Janes

Casey Janes, MA, LMSW, depends heavily on her knowledge and experience in communication and ethics to provide superb customer service in luxury real estate.

As Debra’s daughter she is poised for real estate greatness.

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Neal Dunn

A native south Texan, Neal Dunn has experience in oil and gas, international business and the cattle industry. Now devoted to family business and real estate, he also raises competition horses with his wife, Melinda.

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Chad Taylor

Chad Taylor feels that family is the most important aspect of life.

With 17 years of luxury hospitality and his in-depth knowledge of San Antonio, Chad can find the perfect home for a client and their family.

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Maria Freyre

Born in Yucatan, Maria Freyre moved to the U.S. and started her own business at The Dominion Country Club. After meeting Debra Janes in 1998, Maria earned her real estate license and joined the team as their official translator.

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The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch

1092 Clubs Drive Boerne, TX 78006 clubsofcordilleraranch.com Cordillera Ranch features a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course design that winds its way over 500 acres of rugged landscape.

The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch has held a consistent position among Texas’ top-ranked courses, including 2014 National Golf Course Owners Association Course of the Year.

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San Antonio has several premiere golf courses, including PGA Tour courses, 5-star resort courses, private courses and first-class public courses.

TPC San Antonio - JW Marriott

238080 Resort Pkwy San Antonio, Texas 78261 tpcsanantonio.com TPC San Antonio is a golf resort with two 18hole championship golf courses designed by two of golf’s most innovative architects: Pete Dye and Greg Norman. Both courses play host to PGA Tour events, with the AT&T Oaks Course serving as the venue for the PGA TOUR’s Valero Texas Open since 2010. The AT&T Canyons Course is the site of the San Antonio Championship, a Champions Tour stop in October.

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The Dominion Country Club

1 Dominion Dr. San Antonio, TX 78257-1247 the-dominion.com The Dominion Country Club is a gracefully designed Hill Country course that was home to a Senior PGA Tour event for 17 years.

La Cantera Resort and Golf Club

17865 Babcock Rd San Antonio, TX 78255-2214 lacanteragolfclub.com La Cantera is ranked #2 on the “Top 30

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Resorts in North America” and among the “Top 50 Golf Resorts in the U.S.” by Conde Nast Traveler. The $115-million hilltop resort combines the best in golf with the best of luxury.

Silverhorn Golf Club

1100 W. Bitters Rd San Antonio, TX 78216-7809 silverhorngolfclub.com Widely regarded as a challenging, expertly laid-out course, Silverhorn was designed by Randy Heckenkemper with PGA Tour Pros Willie Wood and Scott Verplank.

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The Tobin Center For The Performing Arts, San Antonio’s world class performing arts center, graces the River Walk, combining the façade of the original, historic structure with a completely unique, modern design.

It is a perfect expression of the city of San Antonio itself, honoring cultural history while embracing modern innovation.

The Municipal Auditorium Building, which was named a historic monument in 1981, stood on the spot now occupied by the Tobin Center. The traditional meeting hall and performance space was built in 1926 as a memorial to World War I veterans. The building was awarded a gold medal by the American Institute of Architects in 1929 for its design by famed San Antonio architect Atlee Ayres.

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The Tobin Center’s signature architectural structure, the “veil,” is complex in its seeming simplicity. The see-through structure is comprised of 18,000 panels of varying shapes – some double-wide with half the face inset, some single-wide with see-through gaps between them; some partially perforated; some with projecting fins; some with diagonal slits that allow a narrow patch of sunlight to hit the face of an adjoining inset panel at certain times of day. The different types of panels are deployed in several configurations and rhythms, depending on the part of the building.

The magnificent H-E-B Performance Hall has an $8 million GALA Spiralift flexible seating system, the first of its kind in the nation. This electronic convertible floor transforms the 1,759-seat theater to a flat floor that can accommodate 2,000 general admission standing-room guests or 700 seated banquet-style. The sound system and acoustics are ranked among the best in the world. The acoustics can be “tuned”

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to optimize sound quality for any type of performance.

The 250-seat Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater is an incredibly versatile space used for more intimate performances, rehearsal space for the resident companies, banquets, receptions and private events. The wall facing the River Walk opens into a walk-in window that allows access to both the lobby and the River Plaza.

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The River Plaza can seat 600 for outdoor performances and also adds a unique and beautiful outdoor space for the Tobin Center with access to river taxis. The combined historical significance and technological innovation of the center is most present here, with the 30 foot AT&T SkyWall above, and the monuments to San Antonio’s Medal of Honor recipients along the slopes of the plaza.

There are 10 resident companies at the Tobin,

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forming an unprecedented collaboration among the major arts organizations of the city: San Antonio Symphony, Ballet San Antonio, Opera San Antonio, Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio, Children’s Fine Arts Series, Children’s International Puppet Festival, Youth Orchestra of San Antonio, SOLI Chamber Ensemble and San Antonio Chamber Choir.

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San Antonio native Dario Robleto is an internationally acclaimed artist and sculptor who has had a profound influence on the art world, especially in San Antonio and Texas as a whole. He was recently named Texas State Visual 3D Artist for 2016.

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In a 2015 interview, Lara Palmquist of Ploughshares Magazine describes his work as that of a “materialist poet — a term that encapsulates his method of creating sculptural responses to lyrical material lists that mediate on the human condition.” A renowned conceptual artist, Robleto is known for his unconventional reinterpretations of objects, often utilizing sound as inspiration. His work is deeply connected to history and memory, exploring music, popular culture, war and human history.

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The

present is an

accumulation of the past – Dario Robleto

Robleto is a former International Artist in Residence at Artpace San Antonio and is currently on their board of directors. Artpace, an art gallery and artists’ laboratory that facilitates artists from around the world, has referred to Robleto as a DJ of sculpture: “Robleto samples, cuts, mixes and spins together narratives, materials, and personal experience to create intimate, hand-made objects that are infused with romantic pleasure.” Robleto is also the youngest featured artist to every have a solo exhibition at the famed Menil museum in Houston.

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His sculpture entitled The Pause Became Permanence (2006) is in the permanent collection at the San Antonio Museum of Art. The piece’s notes give one an idea of the layers of meaning that can be found in Robleto’s work: “Ink-dyed willow and ash, hair lockets made of stretched and curled audiotape recordings of the last known Confederate and Union Civil War soldiers’ voices, excavated and melted shrapnel from various

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wars, hair flowers braided by war widows, homemade paper (pulp made from soldiers’ letters home sent by sea), lace and fabric from widows’ mourning dresses, colored paper, silk, ribbon, milk paint, glass, typeset.”

Robleto’s work is transformative, contemplative and unique. With more than 30 solo exhibitions including local, national and international galleries, Robleto’s art can be found in galleries and museums in Paris, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more.

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The River Walk is one of San Antonio’s distinctive jewels. Strolling past the colorful shops, restaurants and hotels along the river canal reminds one of the Old World European style that inspired it. For many years, the River Walk has been where San Antonio comes to celebrate and where tourists come to experience the vibrant heart of the city. Now, visitors and residents alike will get to experience an expanded, even better River Walk that will impact San PASSPORT TO LUXURY 58 Antonio in beautiful ways. www.DebraJanes.com

The San Antonio River Walk has always been a center of entertainment and culture, hosting iconic celebrations like Fiesta and the Holiday River Parade and Lights Festival.

Artisans, performers and food vendors come out multiple times a year for riverside arts & crafts festivals. The world-class Tobin Center for the Performing Arts overlooks the River Walk, and offers a perfect evening of dinner and a show with a cool walk or ride along the river in between. The River Walk now reaches the redeveloped Pearl Brewery, home to exclusive boutique shopping, fine dining, casual dining, home of the Culinary Institute of America and the new luxurious Hotel Emma.

Two exciting projects are underway to extend San Antonio’s enjoyment of the River Walk for generations to come. The Mission Reach Project is revitalizing 8 miles of the San Antonio River including aquatic restoration, woodland restoration and a network of hike & bike trails which will connect the River Walk to the historic Missions located upriver. The San Antonio River Improvements Project will

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link 2,020 acres of protected of public lands with the San Antonio River running through it. This will be larger than all three of the most popular and iconic public parks in the USA: Central Park in New York City, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, and the Chicago Lakeside Parks.

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April 2016 will mark the 125th anniversary of Fiesta, San Antonio’s signature annual celebration.

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In 1891, the citizens of the thriving city of San Antonio decided to honor the heroes of the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto by holding a Battle of Flowers parade. The first parade featured horsedrawn carriages elaborately decorated with flowers, and a tradition was born. Today, the Battle of Flowers is the largest parade of the 10-day Fiesta celebration – second only in size nationally to the parade of Roses in California.

Over the years, many more events have become time-honored parts of the Fiesta celebration. The Order of the Alamo chooses a queen and court each year. The Texas Cavaliers choose a king and the people elect El Rey Feo. The royal court is introduced in parades, and they reign over the festival, raise money for scholarships and charity and PASSPORT TO LUXURY 62 visit hospitals. www.DebraJanes.com

QUEEN OF THE ORDER OF THE ALAMO 2015 LIDA EMILIA PHOTO BY: VICTOR MARTINS

Fiesta has grown to feature some 100 events that include music, food, sports, pageantry, military and patriotic observances, exhibits and parades. Nonprofit organizations sponsor every activity, and each year the Fiesta San Antonio Commission accepts several new nonprofit organizations as members sponsoring official Fiesta events. The festival has an economic impact of nearly $284 million on the city of San Antonio.

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