San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
City Federation Asks Lo-
soya Be Name Of Street
Now Bearing Four
Names-Would Change
Main Plaza to Plaza de
Armas-Also Want Main
Avenue Called by Orig
inal Name, Acequia.

A move to restore the. historic
Spanish names to several San An
tonic streets was set on foot Satur-
day, when; at meeting of tie board
Of directors of the City Federation
of Women's Clubs. a resolution urg-
ing the city council to take such ac-
ton was adopted. If the recon-
mendation of the federation be adopt
ed the name Losoya will be given
to all portions of the street now
known as Avenue c, River avenue
and Broadway. Military Plaza will
be changed back to Plaza de Armas;
and Main avenue to Acequia.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of taking up the question
of the proposed change on Losoya
street. a petition was submitted TO
the council at its last meeting, seek
ing to have Losoya, Avenue G and
River avenue changed to one name
broadway. The women object to
this on the ground that the old Span
ish name Losoya would be discard
ed. ..........
City officials, following the filing
of the petition, indicated that it
will be granted providing there is
no serious protest. 1t is likely, how
ever, that the resolution adopted by
the women's clubs will be given care
full consideration before any action
is taken.
Would Preserve Quaintness.
Discussing the proposed change,
Mrs. j. X. Beretta, president of
the club, declared that the old
Spanish names of San Antonio's
streets constitute one of the city's
chief claims to the 1uaintness and
picturesqueness for which it is justly
famous, aside from the fact that most
of them have historical significance. :"
81 am sure" Mrs. Beretta said
"that / speak for the clubwomen as
a whole when / say that We should
preserve and not destroy everything
which enhances the charm of San
Antonio. / am in favor while we
are affecting changes in the present
names of the streets. Of changing a
few Of the modern names Of streets
back TO their early Spanish originals,
instead of destroying the few that
are left to u.s."
The resolution adopted at Satur-
days meeting, which was held at the
home of Mrs. Beretta. follows:
whereas, We are informed by the
press that the members of the city
council have been petitioned to change
the name of the street now called
Broadway, River avenue, Avsuue G.
and Losoya to Broadway. because of
the. request of people living thereon,
and.
Whereas. The streets of San An
tonic are the property of all its
citizens, not merely those on il, and
A Patriotic Texan.
Whereas. Captain LosOya was a
patriotic Texan who fled from Spain
to escape its tyranny. and he and
his descendants lived more than one
hundred years on this street, which
bears his name. and.
Whereas. San Antonio is one of
the few cities in America which has
distinctive Spanish names, while
many others have Broadways, Mains.
etc.
Therefore, Be il Resolved. That
we, the board of directors of the
San Antonio City Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, and representatives of
various other patriotic organizations.
earnestly urge that the name Losoya
be given TO the whole street.
1--WE further suggest that the name
| Acequia be restred to Main avenue
and Plaza de Armas 10 Military
Plaza, and that the council thus
establish a precedent for future city
governments which may prevent
abolishing the attractive street and
park names of our city, which are
of Spanish origin"
The resolutions were signed by
Mesdames j. X. Beretta. c. Il.
Eincham, F. ]. Lennox, Alec Adams,
L. Z. Randall, j. VI. Kincaid, Z. o.