,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ejc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjah ,mr4  
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! tric5t5nial
 ( ! ,city ( ,san ,antonio1 ,texas4     
,:]eas 9 #agah1 ! ,mission ,san ,antonio
 de ,val]o1 ! ,presidio ,san ,antonio de
 ,bej>1 & ! ,villa de ,bej> 7 f\nd$ 9 ! 
area t w\ld become ! ,city ( ,san       
,antonio 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z    
,san ,antonio72 ,:]eas 9 #ahba1 ,san    
,antonio became a "p ( ! ,mexican       
empire2 ,:]eas 9 ! ,battle ( ! ,alamo 9 
#ahcf1 ,mexican =ces l$ by ,g5]al ,lopez
 de ,santa ,anna /orm$ ! ,alamo & m ?an 
#bjj ,unit$ ,/ates coloni/s1 ,texians1 &
 ,tejanos di$ def5d+ ! future ,/ate (   
,texas2 ,:]eas 9 #ahcf1 ! new gov]nm5t (
 ! ,/ate ( ,texas =m$ ! c\nty gov]nm5t (
 ,bex>1 & made ,san ,antonio ! c\nty    
seat ( ,bex>2 ,:]eas 9 #ahcg1 by action 
( ! ,city ,c\ncil1 ,ciudad ,san ,antonio

 de ,bej> 0 (ficially r5am$ ! ,city (   
,san ,antonio2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,army po/ at ,san ,antonio 0 e/abli%$ 9 
#ahfe1 & is kn[n today z ,=t ,sam       
,h\/on2 ,:]eas 9 #ahgg1 ! fir/ pass5g]  
tra9 ( ! r5am$ ,galve/on1 ,h>risburg1 & 
,san ,antonio railroad arriv$ 9 ,san    
,antonio2 ,:]eas ,brooks ,air ,=ce ,base
 0 built 9 #aiag 9 ,san ,antonio &      
op]at$ until closure 9 #bjaa2 ,:]eas    
,kelly ,field1 also kn[n z ,kelly ,air  
,=ce ,base1 0 f\nd$ 9 #aiag & op]at$    
until #bjja1 mak+ x ! olde/ cont9u\sly  
op]at+ air base 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas 9 #aica1 ,r&olph ,air ,=ce ,base 
began op]at+ z a tra9+ facility 9 ,san  
,antonio & is n[ "p ( ,jo9t ,base ,san  
,antonio2 ,:]eas 9 #aida1 ,lackl& ,air  
,=ce ,base began op]at+ z a tra9+       
facility 9 ,san ,antonio & is n[ "p (   
,jo9t ,base ,san ,antonio2 ,:]eas 9     
#aifh1 ,san ,antonio ho/$ a #f-mon?     
int]national exposition kn[n z          
,hemis,fair '#fh1 :i* welcom$ m ?an     
#f1jjj1jjj visitors f across ! _w2      

,:]eas 9 #aigc1 ,san ,antonio receiv$ ! 
fir/ & only major pr(essional sports    
team ( ! city1 ! ,san ,antonio ,spurs1  
:i* has won a total ( #e ,national      
,basketball ,association *ampion%ips2   
,:]eas 9 #aihg1 ,pope ,john ,paul ,,ii  
became ! fir/ & only pontiff to visit ! 
,/ate ( ,texas & ,san ,antonio2 ,:]eas 9
 #aiib1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,mexico1 &     
,canada sign$ ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,free    
,trade ,agreem5t 9 ,san ,antonio2 ,:]eas
 9 #bjag1 ! ,unit$ ,nations             
,educational1 ,sci5tific & ,cultural    
,organization inscrib$ ! #e ,spani%     
colonial missions 9 ,san ,antonio z a   
,_w ,h]itage ,site2 ,:]eas ,san ,antonio
 is also call$ ! ,alamo ,city1 !        
,mission ,city1 & ! ,riv] ,city1 & 0    
(ficially tradem>k$ ,milit>y ,city1     
,,usa 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas ,san ,antonio has 
be5 home to sev]al notable individuals1 
includ+ ,presid5t ,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[]1 
,presid5t ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson1         
,presid5t ,!odore ,roosevelt1 ,attorney 
,g5]al ,alb]to ,gonzales1 ,congressman  

,david ,crockett1 ,congressman ,g>l+ton 
,j]ome ,sutton1 ,g5]al ,d\glas          
,mac,arthur1 ,g5]al ,jimmy ,doolittle1  
,colonel ,james ,b[ie1 ,lieut5ant       
,colonel ,ed ,:ite1 ,ma/] ,s]geant ,raul
 ,p]ez ,b5avidez1 ,*>les ,l9db]gh1 ,c>ol
 ,burnett1 ,joan ,craw=d1 ,tommy ,lee   
,jones1 ,johnny ,ca%1 ,rosita ,f]n&ez1  
,santiago ,jim5ez1 ,santiago ,jim5ez    
,jr41 ,flaco ,jim5ez1 & ,secret>y ,h5ry 
,cisn]os2 ,:]eas ,san ,antonio ho/s "o (
 ! l>ge/ annual m>*es 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
= ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+ ,jr4 ,day1 ) ne>ly    
#cjj1jjj p>ticipants2 ,:]eas ,san       
,antonio is ! sev5? l>ge/ city 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates bas$ on population2 ,:]eas
 ,san ,antonio contributes to ! cultural
 life & hi/orical und]/&+ ( ! ,/ate (   
,texas ?r\gh ev5ts su* z--  7#a7 ,fie/a2
  7#b7 ,lum9>ia2  7#c7 ! ,san ,antonio  
,/ock ,%[  ,rodeo2  7#d7 ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
,riv] ,p>ade2 &  7#e7 ! ,texas ,folk    
,life ,fe/ival2 & ,:]eas dur+ ! fir/    
week ( ,may1 #bjah--  7#a7 ,san ,antonio
 w honor & celebrate ! tric5t5nial      

anniv]s>y ( ! city2 &  7#b7 ea* day ( t 
week w h a specific focus1 includ+ a    
,day ( ,reflection1 ,hi/ory  ,education 
,day1 ,f\nd]s ,day1 ,arts = ,all ,day1  
,legacy ,day1 & ,milit>y ,appreciation  
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 designates #bjah z ! ye> ( ! ,san  
,antonio ,tric5t5nial2 &  7#b7 honors ! 
hi/ory & f\nd+ ( ! ,city ( ,san         
,antonio1 ,texas4