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  • Cowboy Matt Damon woos Penelope Cruz at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

  • The first European to explore what is now Texas and the Southwest.

  • Tough military leader and five-time president of Mexico.

  • Led Texas volunteers in combat against Cós.

  • A Biergarten is the place to go for beer with some Hill Country musical entertainment. Try local beers or indulge in German and European imports. Food is served too, but dishes with German names, often have a big Texan twist.

  • This restored residence was the home of José Antonio Navarro , signer of the 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence. The house, and his law office, all have period furnishings. A small museum traces his accomplishments as a lawyer, rancher, politician, and author. In the early 1840s he was captured and imprisoned in Mexico. He escaped to Cuba in 1845 and returned home in time to vote for the annexation of Texas to the United States.

  • Eleven-year-old Henry Thomas of ET fame finds himself pursued along the River Walk.

  • In 1535, de Vaca and three companions stayed with Native Americans while traveling through Texas on their way to Spanish-controlled Mexico. His written account inspired Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s expedition to the Southwest in 1540 in search of the fabled seven cities of gold.

  • Mexican army general and Santa Anna’s brother-in-law.

  • Tennessee governor and president of the short-lived Republic of Texas.

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