Naming the river The first documented record of the river was from
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca on his explorations of Texas in 1535. The river was later named after
San Antonio de Padua by the first governor of
Spanish Texas,
Domingo Terán de los Ríos in 1691.
Texas Revolution During the
Texas Revolution, the river was host to several major conflicts. The
Battle of Concepcion occurred when the Mexican forces in Bexar and Texian militia fired upon each other in a small skirmish on the mission's grounds. The
Grass Fight occurred when Texian militia mistook mules carrying grass to feed horses as mules carrying supply and gold money. The siege of Bexar was the climax of all these previous events when the Texian militia surrounded Bexar and began continuous attacks into the Mexican stronghold of Bexar until the Mexican General
Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered. in
San Antonio,
Texas The
Goliad Campaign occurred when 50 Texian militia captured the mission at Goliad, being used as a
garrison by the Mexican forces. The
Battle of the Alamo occurred when 180 Texian regulars and volunteers occupied a 3-acre garrison built around an old
Spanish mission. They withheld a Mexican force of around 3,000 troops for 12 days until the garrison was overrun by a Mexican assault on dawn of the 13th day.
Fiesta During Fiesta every April, the Texas Cavaliers River Parade runs on the San Antonio River in downtown San Antonio. It is one of Fiesta's most popular events and ticket sales revenue goes to support children’s charities. == Notable features ==