The San Juan Misson

This Mission was the 'Queenn' of the four missions in the San Antonio area. It had a walled enclosure of about 5 acres and was manned by armed soldiers with rifles and cannons in its day.

Steers & Queers - Texas

May 29th 2007
Only two things come from Texas - Steers and Queers, and I don't see no horns boy! Fi and I recently returned from a whirl wind trip to Texas and what a great place to visit! The Americans celebrated Memorial Day on Monday 28 May which is the equivalent to our ANZAC day, but done without copious amounts of beer and there was definitely no Two-Up (How un-Australian I hear you say....). It did come ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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