{"product_id":"the-canary-islanders-in-texas-the-story-of-the-founding-of-san-antonio-9781595348456","title":"The Canary Islanders in Texas: The Story of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmigrants from the Spanish Canary Islands off the northwestern coast of Africa played a vital role in San Antonio’s early history. The Canary Islanders in Texas tells the story of the fifty-five Canary Islanders who arrived in South Texas in 1731 and founded the original municipality of San Fernando de Béxar (renamed San Antonio in the nineteenth century after Texas’s independence from Mexico). Through the reflections and records of María Curbelo, the last surviving member of the original settlers, readers learn of the many challenges these early settlers faced, including the assignment of land grants, distribution of riverine water, and protesting perceived monopolies of labor for the construction of homes and other structures by Franciscan missionaries. For over a century Canary Islanders and their descendants controlled municipal policy in San Antonio, Their influence began to decline beginning in 1845, however, with the annexation of Texas and the introduction of United States governance.  More than five thousand isleños live in San Antonio today, many of them descendants of the original settlers. Their influence can be seen in the city’s history, culture, music, and philanthropy. Their legacy is celebrated through numerous cultural groups and organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePURPOSE   PROLOGUE   ARCHIVES   DOCUMENTATION      FIRST PART   CHAPTER I   I. TAKING POSSESSION   II. CONFLICTS WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE PRESIDIO   CHAPTER II   I. PRESIDENT JUAN LEAL'S JOURNEY TO MEXICO. INTERVIEW WITH THE VICEROY   II.\tTHE TRIUMPHANT RETURN   CHAPTER III   I. THE INTRIGUES OF THE MISSIONS AGAINST THE CANARIAN COLONISTS   II.\tDISAGREEMENT AMONG THE CANARIAN COLONISTS. THE TOWN COUNCILOR ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ MEDEROS BUILDS THE LA CONCEPCIÓN CANAL FOR THE MISSIONS   III. THE ILLNESS OF MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ÁLVAREZ TRAVIESO. ARE WE CANARY ISLANDERS PRISONERS?   CHAPTER IV   I.\tTHE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAN PEDRO CANAL FOR THE CANARY ISLANDERS. HAD PEACE ARRIVED IN THE CABILDO?   II.\tCONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN OF CANDELARIA AND HER HOLY SON JESUS CHRIST   CHAPTER V   I.\tTHE CABILDO OF SAN FERNANDO DE BÉJAR (TODAY SAN ANTONIO) VERSUS ITS COUNCILOR ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ MEDEROS   II.\tTHE REACTION OF A. RODRÍGUEZ MEDEROS. COMPLAINTS TO THE VICEROY   III.\tWITNESS DECLARATIONS. JUDICIAL RECUSAL. APPEARANCES FOR THE RECORD. ESCAPE FROM PRISON AND REFUGE IN THE SAN ANTONIO MISSION   IV.\tILLEGAL INTERVENTION IN THE PROCEEDINGS BY THE PROSECUTOR OF THE HEARING IN MEXICO   CHAPTER VI   PARALLEL MANEUVERS BY THE CABILDO AND THE MISSIONS OUTSIDE THE PROCEEDINGS   I.\tI. THE CABILDO’S ACTIONS   II.\tACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SOLDIERS AND PRIESTS   CHAPTER VII. THE CONTROVERSIAL REINSTATEMENT OF ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ MEDEROS IN THE CABILDO   I.\tTHE CABILDO DOES NOT ACCEPT THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE COUNCILOR   II.\tA NEW TWIST IN THE PROCEEDINGS, COUNTERARGUMENTS, AND SENTENCING   CHAPTER VIII. CONSEQUENCES OF THE LAWSUIT PURSUED BY THE CABILDO OF VILLA DE SAN FERNANDO DE VÉJAR AGAINST ITS COUNCILOR, ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ MEDEROS   I.\tTHE REMOVAL OF JUDGE ECAY Y MUSQUIS   II.\tThe resignation of the solicitor and secretary of the Cabildo, Francisco de Arocha   CHAPTER IX. OTHER INTERESTING MATTERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CANARY ISLANDERS IN TEXAS   I.\tLAWSUIT FILED BY FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE AROCHA AND JOSÉ CURBELO AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF TEXAS AND NEW PHILIPPINES, FRANCISCO DE LARIOS  SECOND PART   CHAPTER I   I.\tMARIA JESÚS CURBELO (*) January 1844   II.\tA NATION AWAKENS   III.\tTHE FOREIGNERS   IV.\tPROBLEMS IN SPAIN WITH THE CHURCH. FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND CANARIAN PROBLEMS IN SAN ANTONIO   CHAPTER II   I.\tTHE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN SAN ANTONIO   II.\tCANARIAN ESTATES   III.\tTHE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE   IV.\tGAMBLING. CREATION OF THE LOTTERY IN THE VICEROYALTY   V.\tV. MONEY AND BANKING IN SAN ANTONIO   CHAPTER III   I.\tINDIAN ATTACKS   II.\tTHE FIRST SETTLERS FROM THE NORTH. THE ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE EXPEDITION   III.\tPOPULATION AND MAIN SETTLEMENTS: SAN ANTONIO   CHAPTER IV   I.\tCONSEQUENCES OF THE PIKE EXPEDITION   CHAPTER V   I.\tNEW COLONISTS. MOSES AUSTIN   II.\tMEXICAN INDEPENDENCE   III.\tDISILLUSIONMENT AMONG \"THE CANARY ISLANDERS\"   IV.\tMASSIVE SETTLEMENT OF ANGLO-SAXON PRIESTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND MERCHANTS IN THE PROVINCE OF TEXAS   V.\tANGLO-SAXON SCHOOL SYSTEM   CHAPTER VI   I.\tA RAY OF LIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SPANISH INVASION IN MEXICO   II.\tFAILURE OF THE INVASION CONSEQUENCES   CHAPTER VII. CHOLERA   CHAPTER VIII   I.\tTHE REGULATIONS FOR BECOMING A COLONIST   II.\tBENJAMIN R. MILAM. JAMES BOWIE   III.\tCORRUPTION AMONG CIVIL SERVANTS. THOUGHTS OF INDEPENDENCE. LEGALIZATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. NEW PROCEDURAL LAWS. SEIZURE OF THE BELONGINGS OF THE MARQUIS OF AGUAYO.   CHAPTER IX   I.\tCONFUSION. DISORDER   II.\tNEW DECREES. THE FIRST ANGLO-SAXON BANK   CHAPTER X   I.\tINDEPENDENCE. THE ALAMO.    COMPLETE ANGLO-SAXON DOMINANCE   APPENDICES   THE CANARIAN FAMILIES WHO FOUNDED SAN ANTONIO TEXAS","brand":"Trinity University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359685804375,"sku":"9781595348456","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781595348456.jpg?v=1754125405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-canary-islanders-in-texas-the-story-of-the-founding-of-san-antonio-9781595348456","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}