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La Odisea de los canarios en Texas y
Luisiana (The Odyssey of the canarians in Texas and Louisiana), by José Manuel Balbuena Castellano. Chapter IV. Organización de los isleños: Los Ediles de San Antonio (Of the Islanders organization: The city fathers of San Antonio), page 46. Anroart Ediciones, SL.
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José Antonio de la Garza married Maria
Gertrudis de Jesus Rivas Irenaeus on October 21, 1813, at "La Villa de San Fernando de Béjar". They had 3 children; Carmen, Vicente and Rafael. Later, on July 20, 1824, he married María Josefa Menchaca and they had four children. One of his sons, Leonardo Garza,
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In 1818, after acquiring permission from the government of Texas, he created the first coin that existed in Texas. "On one side of the coin", de la Garza imprinted his initials "JAG" (José Antonio de la Garza) as well as, the year it was minted (1818). On the other side of the coin, he fixed a
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The importance of this event was not only the creation of the first coin of Texas, but also that the star symbol drawn in the currency is said to have served of inspiration to the symbol of modern State of Texas, the "Lone Star."
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De la Garza used a building located between the
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became a banker, business owner, and one of the wealthiest citizens of Bexar County in his time. De la Garza died on May 5, 1851, in
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was named after the family of José Antonio de la Garza, which lived in San
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The Origin of
Certain Place Names in the United States
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In the 1840s, de la Garza and his family settled near
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562:Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente (3rd time)
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378:Cynthia E. Orozco (November 26, 2008).
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311:San Francisco de la Espada Mission
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661:Vicente Ferrer Enriquez de Amador
646:Juan José de la Santa (2nd time)
568:Luis Antonio Menchada (2nd time)
487:Antonio de los Santos (2nd time)
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243:Antonio de la Garza was born in
736:José Antonio Saucedo (3rd time)
714:Manuel María Barrera (2nd time)
703:José Antonio Saucedo (2nd time)
222:who was the first landowner in
979:Wilhelm Carl August Thielepape
748:Juan María Zambrano (2nd time)
694:José Félix Menchaca (5th time)
670:José Félix Menchaca (4th time)
652:José Félix Menchaca (3rd time)
626:Toribio de la Fuente Fernández
620:José Félix Menchaca (2nd time)
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218:(May 31, 1776 – 1851?), was a
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836:José Ángel Navarro (2nd time)
819:José María Salinas (3rd time)
801:José María Salinas (2nd time)
673:Salvador Rodríguez (2nd time)
384:Consulted in May 22–26, 2010.
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1181:Politicians from San Antonio
1024:William L. Richter (Pro Tem)
315:Texas Revolution (1835-1836)
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1015:Frederick Terrell (Pro Tem)
754:Francisco Flores (2nd time)
679:Manuel de Arocha (2nd time)
565:Juan José Flores (2nd time)
538:Juan José Padrón (2nd time)
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893:Francis Guilbeau (Pro Tem)
649:Simón de Arocha (2nd time)
638:Francisco Javier Rodríguez
603:Domingo Delgado (2nd time)
592:Francisco Flores de Abrego
1021:Bryan Callaghan Jr. (3rd)
1009:Bryan Callaghan Jr. (2nd)
1003:Henry Elmendorf (Pro Tem)
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717:Manuel Delgado (5th time)
685:Manuel Delgado (4th time)
635:Manuel Delgado (3rd time)
617:Manuel Delgado (2nd time)
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997:A. I. Lockwood (Pro Tem)
823:José Antonio de la Garza
816:Jose Miguel de Arciniega
805:Juan Martín de Veramendi
794:Juan Martín de Veramendi
732:José Antonio de la Garza
613:Vicente Álvarez Travieso
572:Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas
510:Antonio Rodríguez Medero
496:Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas
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216:José Antonio de la Garza
130:Viceroyalty of New Spain
95:José Miguel de Arciniega
20:José Antonio de la Garza
1191:People of Mexican Texas
1186:People of Spanish Texas
1030:Albert Steves (Pro Tem)
866:William H. Daingerfield
811:Gaspar Flores de Abrego
788:Gaspar Flores de Abrego
751:Francisco Montes de Oca
721:Gaspar Flores de Abrego
559:Martín Lorenzo de Armas
553:José Curbelo (3rd time)
541:José Curbelo (2nd time)
523:Juan José Montes de Oca
407:Gannett, Henry (1905).
263:The first coin in Texas
186:(1845-1851?; his death)
1171:History of San Antonio
840:Francisco Antonio Ruiz
784:Manuel Yturri Castillo
1176:Mayors of San Antonio
1045:Phil Wright (Pro Tem)
963:Samuel Maverick (2nd)
939:Charles F. King (3rd)
927:Charles F. King (2nd)
682:Juan José de la Garza
632:Juan José de la Santa
544:Luis Antonio Menchaca
475:Antonio de los Santos
268:drawing of one star.
1089:Walter W. McAllister
1051:C. K. Quin (Pro Tem)
960:James R. Sweet (2nd)
954:J. H. Beck (Pro Tem)
918:Bryan Callaghan, Sr.
691:José Antonio Saucedo
688:Manuel María Barrera
667:Ramón de las Fuentes
245:San Antonio de Béjar
122:San Antonio de Béjar
64:José Antonio Saucedo
32:Mayor of San Antonio
1086:J. Edwin Kuykendall
994:Bryan Callaghan Jr.
907:U.S. State of Texas
739:José María Zambrano
658:Francisco de Arocha
600:José Félix Menchaca
580:Bernabé de Carbajal
1206:Tejano politicians
1071:A. C. (Jack) White
987:Francois P. Giraud
951:J. M. Devine (3rd)
942:J. M. Devine (2nd)
798:Juan José Zambrano
781:José María Salinas
777:José Ángel Navarro
725:Francisco Travieso
676:José Roberto Núñez
642:Salvador Rodríguez
514:Patricio Rodríguez
455:San Antonio, Texas
307:Convention of 1832
85:José María Salinas
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1095:Charles L. Becker
975:J. H. Lyons (2nd)
930:S. S. Smith (2nd)
852:Republic of Texas
742:Domingo Bustillos
577:Francisco Delgado
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1068:Alfred Callaghan
1062:C. K. Quin (2nd)
1033:Clinton G. Brown
1018:John P. Campbell
871:Antonio Menchaca
745:Francisco Flores
728:Clemente Delgado
664:Manuel de Arocha
655:Ignacio Calvillo
606:Joaquín Menchaca
556:Juan José Flores
532:Juan José Padrón
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1080:R. L. Lester
983:S. G. Newton
972:O. Cleveland
933:J. M. Devine
915:Edward Dwyer
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526:José Curbelo
517:Antonio Sosa
506:Juan Delgado
501:Juan Curbelo
491:Juan Curbelo
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112:May 31, 1776
91:Succeeded by
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1201:1851 deaths
1196:1776 births
1039:O. B. Black
1036:Sam C. Bell
1027:A. H. Jones
969:J. H. Lyons
966:P.L. Buquor
924:S. S. Smith
888:Juan Seguín
854:(1836–1844)
832:Juan Seguín
770:(1821–1836)
529:Mateo Pérez
464:(1731–1821)
335:San Antonio
285:San Antonio
239:Early years
224:San Antonio
181:(1836-1845)
176:(1821-1836)
171:(1776-1821)
161:Nationality
81:Preceded by
50:Preceded by
1165:Categories
1145:Ivy Taylor
1092:John Gatti
1054:C. K. Quin
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353:References
253:Nuevo Leon
199:Profession
116:1776-05-31
873:(Pro Tem)
535:José Leal
279:Landowner
234:Biography
203:Landowner
75:1831–1832
71:In office
44:1813–1814
40:In office
345:In 1876
255:(modern
184:American
174:Mexican
169:Spanish
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341:Legacy
257:Mexico
220:Tejano
191:Spouse
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301:Mayor
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228:Texas
151:Texas
126:Tejas
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155:U.S.
143:1852
139:1851
136:Died
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