Texas Independence Trail Day 3!!!! I started my day off in the heart of San Antonio. My first stop downtown was the Casa Navarro State Historic Site. This was the home of Tejano Jose Antonio Navarro, Texas born patriot, rancher, lawyer, and senator. His importance to Texas history comes from his help to Stephen F. Austin by instructing him in Spanish Law and formulating of contracts to bring the First 300 families to Texas. His help was indispensable to Austin but do we ever hear about him? Nooooo, he is relegated to the footnotes of history. I mean really, he only signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, helped establish Austin's colony, represented Texas under Mexican and Texas government, and helped write the Texas Constitution. At least they preserved his house in downtown San Antonio. I next
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