Delivery included to the United States

Spanish Water, Anglo Water: Early Development in San Antonio

Spanish Water, Anglo Water: Early Development in San Antonio - Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a&M University

Paperback (28 Feb 2011)

  • $22.82
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 7 days

Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781603444682
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Imprint: Texas A&M University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 196
Weight: 295g
Height: 229mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 11mm