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LeftInTX

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9. An overwhelming number of people in San Antonio came during the MX Revolution

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:22 PM

Nov 10

Three of my husband's grandparents came here during that time.

One had a job in MX with Southern Pacific and got a job here. (Ironically his parents were married in San Antonio, but he was born and raised in Monterrey) His GGF also worked for SP in MX. His paternal grandmother was born on the border (MX) in a town eventually submerged by Falcon lake.

The other GF was a migrant laborer who eventually married a woman who was born here.
That grandmother had relatives who came from MX in the 2nd half of the 19th Century. Those relatives were scattered about from NM to San Antonio, but eventually some settled in San Antonio. Not much is known about their history, because records of them in both the US and MX are scant.

All of his great grandparents also came to the US.

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The Alamo. Cross posting here for greater claification of this newly political issue. [View all] CTyankee Nov 10 OP

Simple. Most of the men who fought at the Alamo were Aristus Nov 10 #1

As I recall, westward expansion included having Americans settling in Texas. 3Hotdogs Nov 10 #2

With the addition of Phil Collins' huge collection, the museum wants to tell a more complete story. TwilightZone Nov 10 #3

It's lovely to believe that the men in the Alamo were Vogon_Glory Nov 10 #4

Thanks! I wish I had a copy of my textbook from the public school I was attending where I was taught this. It was CTyankee Nov 10 #5

It might not have done you that much good Vogon_Glory Nov 10 #6

In Dallas in the 50s I was in a white bubble, not rich but privileged (largely at the expense of Mexicans and African CTyankee Nov 10 #7

An overwhelming number of people in San Antonio came during the MX Revolution LeftInTX Nov 10 #9

Find and read "Lone Star" by joshdawg Nov 10 #8