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Author Porter, Charles R., Jr., 1951-

Title Spanish water, Anglo water : early development in San Antonio / Charles R. Porter Jr
Edition 1st ed
Published College Station [Tex.] : Texas A & M University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 113
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 113
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
Water-supply -- Social aspects -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
Water -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Distribution -- Management -- History
Land tenure -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
Irrigation canals and flumes -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Irrigation canals and flumes
Land tenure
Water -- Distribution -- Management
Water rights
Water-supply -- Political aspects
Water-supply -- Social aspects
SUBJECT San Antonio (Tex.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00009835
Subject Texas -- San Antonio
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781603443258
1603443258