Description |
1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 113 |
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Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 113
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Contents |
God's water -- Droughts and deluges -- The country of 1,100 springs -- Eyewitness reports of God's water -- Spain and Mexico's water, 1718-1836 -- Missions settle San Antonio -- Acequia technology -- Derecho Indiano : law with justice -- Water, land, and work -- Conflict, cooperation, and compromise -- Republic of Texas and United States water, 1836-1902 -- New people, old laws -- Acequias overwhelmed -- The first water works company -- Water : politicians' "gold." |
Summary |
In 1718, the Spanish settled San Antonio, partly because of its prolific and breathtaking springs?at that time, one of the largest natural spring systems in the known world. The abundance of fresh water, coupled with the Spanish colonial legal concept that water was to be equitably shared by all settlers, led to the building of the system of acequias (canals or ditches) within the settlement. The system is one of the earliest and perhaps most extensive municipal water systems in North America. This book offers a meticulous chronicling of the origins and often-contentious development of water rights in San Antonio from its Spanish settlement through the beginning of the twentieth century |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Water rights -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
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Water-supply -- Social aspects -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
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Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
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Water -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Distribution -- Management -- History
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Land tenure -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
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Irrigation canals and flumes -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Irrigation canals and flumes
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Land tenure
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Water -- Distribution -- Management
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Water rights
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Water-supply -- Political aspects
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Water-supply -- Social aspects
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SUBJECT |
San Antonio (Tex.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00009835
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Subject |
Texas -- San Antonio
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781603443258 |
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1603443258 |
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