TEJANOS

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Wednesday marked Texas Independence Day, and while there have been generations of stories told of the people who fought at the Alamo, the impact of Tejanos during and before the battle has largely been unknown.

The Battle of Medina is the bloodiest battle in Texas history. Fought in 1813, historians and archeologists continue to search for the exact location of where the battle took place.

The Fort Worth lawmaker, who has been close to Paxton, is the third serious primary challenger to emerge.

SB 1 makes up Republicans’ third attempt to pass a far-reaching law that restricts how and when voters cast ballots. It takes particular aim at voting initiatives used in diverse, Democratic Harris County in the 2020 election.

In the last part of our Tejano Moments series, we introduced you to Col. Francisco Ruiz and how he contributed to the city of San Antonio.

In the first part of KSAT’s latest Tejano Moments series, we introduced you to Jose Toribio Losoya.

In KSAT’s last installment of a three-part Tejano moments series, we focused on the role Don Jose Antonio Navarro played in Texas politics.

In a three part series, KSAT dives into the legacy of “Don Jose Antonio Navarro” and how he became a Texas independence hero.

In the heart of downtown sits a vault with original records that reveal the history of Bexar County and Tejanos.

The first revolutions in Texas actually take place before the Texas Revolution and was lead by the Tejanos who had colonized Texas.

SAN ANTONIO – As New Spain was developing the area we now know as Texas, explorers started developing the land around the missions into ranchos, which is Spanish for ranches. “When those first expeditions come along, those men came with supplies, horses and cattle,” TexasTejano.com historian Rudi Rodriguez said. One of those ranches is “Rancho de Las Cabras” in Wilson County which was the ranching outpost for Mission Espada. Another key development Tejanos brought to ranching is bringing in and breeding longhorns from Spain. All this is important as it shows the first key roles Tejanos played in developing the ranching industry and Texas.

SAN ANTONIO – Tejano heroes of the Texas Revolution were honored on Feb. 27 with a range of events for Tejano Day at the Alamo. “Tejanos at the Alamo” is a new addition to the annual Battle of the Alamo Commemoration lineup. The Alamo featured in-person activities throughout the day on Saturday to demonstrate Tejano life in the 1830s. There was also a virtual event, “The Alamo Addresses: Tejanos of the Texas Revolution” at 10 a.m., which you can watch in the video player above. “It’s important for people to know that this is a bigger story,” Alamo curator Ernesto Rodriguez said.

SAN ANTONIO – When discussing Tejano history you would have to mention the first settlers to the area in the late 1600s and early 1700s. Those first settlers were soldiers hand-picked because they had families and knew how to ranch. “They bring with them morals and their standards.”When those first soldiers came to the area they created villas or towns. “The villas are important to every community because it’s the actual genesis, for the growth of communities that come later,” Rodriguez said. To learn more about Tejano history you can visit TexasTejano.com.

SAN ANTONIO – KSAT12′s Erica Hernandez joined GMSA@9 on Tuesday to discuss Tejano’s history. Texas history is something we all learned about when we were in school, but Tejano history dates much further into the 1600s. “Texas begins in 1690 and that the first soldier settlers that come here to defend their northernmost boundaries become known at Tejanos because this is Tejas,” businessman, historian Rudi Rodriguez said. Rodriguez for the past 18 years has been diving into the untold history of the first families and settlements that were here in Texas first. To view the video, click above.