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The name (San Antonio Tahdzibichén) is a combination of Maya and Spanish terms. "San Antonio" is Spanish for the patron saint of the chapel and "Tahdzibichén" is from the Mayan language. It comes from the words "tah" meaning "very", "ts’ib or dzib" meaning "written" and "chen" which means "well", thus it means very well written. [3]
The Spanish Governor's Palace is a historic adobe from the Spanish Texas period located in Downtown San Antonio.. It is the last visible trace of the 18th-century colonial Presidio San Antonio de Béxar complex, and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial in−town residence. [4]
A typical scene in the Chihuahua desert. The Sánchez Navarro ranch (1765–1866) in Mexico was the largest privately owned estate or latifundio in Latin America. At its maximum extent, the Sánchez Navarro family owned more than 67,000 square kilometres (16,500,000 acres) of land, an area almost as large as the Republic of Ireland and larger than the American state of West Virginia.
Pages in category "Mexican-American culture in San Antonio" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In the middle of the twentieth century, the property was owned by Érick Rubio Ancona, [3] who also owned Hacienda San Antonio Cucul. [6] In the late 1990s Aníbal González Torres and his wife Mónica Hernández Ramírez purchased the property for a nature reserve. They restored the buildings and offer its 40 rooms as a resort.
Fifteen haciendas have been identified within the Central Metropolitan Zone: Hacienda Anikabil, Hacienda Chenkú, Hacienda Misné, Hacienda Mulsay de la Magdalena, Hacienda Multunkuc, Hacienda Petcanché, Hacienda San Agustín de Pacabtún, Hacienda San Antonio Cucul, Hacienda San Diego Azcorra, Hacienda San Juan Bautista Tzeal, Hacienda San ...
Other attractions in the municipality include the former haciendas of San Antonio, Tepexpan and Nextlalpan. [1] The San Antonio Hacienda is one of the few colonial-era haciendas what has managed to preserve its original architecture. Today it operates as a recreational center. [5] The Castillo Dam was constructed in the 18th century.
The architecture of Mexico reflects the influences of various cultures, regions, and periods that have shaped the country's history and identity. In the pre-Columbian era, distinct styles emerged that reflected the distinct cultures of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, particularly in the architecture of Mesoamerica.