San Antonio, City for a King: An Account of the Colonial History of San Antonio and Texas
Living very happily in San Antonio's West Side barrio in the 1940s" says the author, "I grew up thinking I was one hundred per cent Mexican American. And even though my paternal grandfather always made it a point to stress that we were Canarians, I had no notion of my Spanish genealogy . . . until my later years" He joined the Canary Islands Descendants Association in the city, and learned from hundreds of Canarian "cousins" about their unique legacy. He served as president for three terms, during which time he delivered many public speeches to audiences that were, he says, surprisingly interested and hungry for the magnificent history of those brave founding families from Spain.