SAPL : March 19 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

20 March, 2022

2:34 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 19 March 2022 1840 The Council House Fight takes place in the building across San Fernando Cathedral. The meeting took place under a truce with the purpose of negotiating peace after two years of war between the Comanche Indians and the Republic of Texas. The Comanches sought to obtain recognition of the boundaries of the Comancheria, their homeland. The Texans wanted the release of Texan and Mexican captives held by the Comanches. The event ended with 12 Comanche leaders shot to death in the Council House, 23 shot in the streets of San Antonio, and 30 taken captive. The incident ended the chance for peace and led to years of hostility and war. 1910 Edward Rand purchases the de la Garza homestead for $200,000 for the future home of Rand Building (Wolff & Marx.) 1941 Construction of a portion of the Harry Wurzbach Memorial highway leading to Camp Bullis, a project involving the expenditure of more than $400,000, was approved today by the WPA. This link will begin at West Avenue and extend northwest to the south line of Camp Bullis, a distance of seven and one-half miles. The entire Memorial highway will extend 17 miles, linking the camp with Fort Sam Houston and costing a total of more than $1,000,000. (This road is known today as Northwest Military Highway.) This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.