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History. Looking down at the river at Market and Alamo streets. The colorful umbrellas mark Casa Rio, the first restaurant built on the water in 1946. In September 1921, a disastrous flood along the San Antonio River took 51 lives, with an additional 23 people reported missing. [1]
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Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, a shipwrecked captive of Indians, visits the interior of Texas, sees and describes the River.
June 13. Domingo Teran de los Rios, first Governor of the new Province of Texas, accompanies Father Damian Massanet on his return trip to East Texas. Camping at a rancheria of Payaya Indians on a stream called Yanaguana, someone said, “let’s celebrate mass."
The Spanish Council of War approves a site on the San Antonio River for a fortified presidio (fort). This same council also approves the request to establish a mission at the site.
Martin de Alarcon, Governor of Texas, names the presidio San Antonio de Bejar in honor of the Duque de Bejar, The Mission of San Francisco de Solano is moved from the Rio Grande to merge with Mission San Antonio de Padua. The mission is renamed Mission San Antonio de Valero. The presidio, the villa and the mission comprise the municipality named Sa...
Mission San Antonio moves to its second site on the east bank near the present day St. Joseph's Church on Commerce.
Mission San Antonio is moved to its third and final site on Alamo Plaza because of hurricane flooding at the previous site.
Construction of the first bridge to span the San Antonio River, connecting the Presidio with Mission San Antonio, at the site of the present Commerce St. bridge.
All the missions are closed down by order of the Spanish government. Their lands are distributed to the mission Indians attached to the compounds. Through the late 1800s and early 1900s, San Antonio's growing population and expanding boundaries were the cause, to a large degree, of problems brought about by flooding. In fact, if steps to control th...
July 5th, a serious flood causes some settlers to relocate to La Villita, on the higher east bank of the river.'
Moses Austin petitions the Spanish Governor in San Antonio for a permit to settle Americans in Texas
Riverwalk. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s City and County leaders began planning for extensions of the Riverwalk to the North and to the South. The river is not just an entertainment area for visitors and residents but also functioning waterway that funnels water through central San Antonio and the southern parts of the City and South ...
Learn about the origins of the River Walk and the vision of architect Robert H.H. Hugman, the Father of the River Walk.
Development of the River Walk began as a flood control measure. After a catastrophic flood in 1921, architect Robert H. H. Hugman proposed the idea of a riverside development to beautify the area and prevent future disasters.
The idea of the Riverwalk arose following the devastating flood of 1921 as part of a flood control plan. Architect Robert H. H. Hugman envisioned a meandering urban park, which officially opened in 1941. Which river flows through the San Antonio Riverwalk, and what’s its significance?
The first phase of construction began in 1939 and took nearly 30 years to complete. Through the decades, the River Walk has been transformed into a lush, green oasis in the heart of the city. It now features restaurants, shops, hotels, and numerous other attractions.
