1.07 - The Capital of Texas
When San Antonio became the capital of Texas in 1772, it was a recognition in law of something that was already true in fact. The new concentration of resources on the town and the opening of new lands led to a minor boom, particularly in the cattle business, which immediately ran afoul of Spanish royal authorities and their inflexible mercantile system.
Recommended resource: Gerald E. Poyo and Gilberto M. Hinojosa, Tejano Originas in Eighteenth-Century San Antonio
