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San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier

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San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier is a non-fiction book by Jesus F. de la Teja, published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1995.

The book chronicles the history of what is now San Antonio, Texas in the 1700s.[1] It includes information on the city's demography at the time. Gilberto M. Hinojosa of University of the Incarnate Word stated that "A Ranching Frontier" and "Wealth of Land" form "the core of the book".[2]

Reception

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Donald E. Chipman of the University of North Texas praised the book for having "so many merits", being "nicely written", and having been "meticulously researched".[1]

Hinojosa stated that "A Ranching Frontier" and "Wealth of Land" were the "strongest chapters".[2]

References

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  • Chipman, Donald E. (1996). "San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier". American Historical Review. 101 (5): 1610. doi:10.2307/2170312. JSTOR 2170312.
  • Hinojosa, Gilberto M (1996). "San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier. By Jesus F. de la Teja. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1995 and Tejano Religion and Ethnicity: San Antonio, 1821–1860. By Timothy M. Matovina. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995". The Journal of American History. 83 (1). Bloomington, Indiana: 195–197. doi:10.2307/2945515. JSTOR 2945515. - Available at ProQuest

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Chipman, p. 1610.
  2. ^ a b Hinojosa, p. 196.

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