Bonus!
BY THE NUMBERS
BY JEANETTE FERRARA
San Antonio, Texas
Founded in 1718 by the Spanish, San Antonio celebrated its 300th birthday in 2018. Dozens of events and programs helped residents and visitors celebrate its tricentennial. The events ranged from the Tree-Centennial, a plan to plant 300 trees at the city’s colleges and universities, to a special exhibition on the history of San Antonio at the Witte Museum.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO! San Antonio may be best-known as the site of a bloody battle during the Texas Revolution. The loss at the Alamo Mission became a rallying cry that helped Texas win its independence from Mexico. Each year, more than 30 million people visit the Alamo Mission. But there’s more to the state’s third- largest city than its top tourist attraction!
1836 Year of the battle at the Alamo Mission. The mission’s famous facade wasn’t added until 1850, when the U.S. Army used the mission as a depot.
Read on to learn some more facts about San Antonio. Then plug in the numbers to solve the equation below and reveal a inal fact. ?
15 Miles of riverside walkways that make up the city’s famous Riverwalk
Approximate number of animals at the San Antonio Zoo, one of the irst cageless zoos in the U.S. More than 750 species live at the zoo. 3,500
750 Height of the Tower of the Americas in feet. It was built for the 1968 World’s Fair.
5 Number of NBA championships the San Antonio Spurs have won since joining the league in 1976
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Number of dollars Gustavo Olguin, a Mexican cook in San Antonio, earned in 1932 for the sale of his recipe for corn chips— which today we know as Fritos!
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