Immigrants from the archipelago of the Spanish Canary Islands off the coast of Western Africa played a vital role in San Antonio’s early history. Canary Islan

"Acting on a decree from the king of Spain, the first Canary Islanders arrived in San Antonio in 1731, just thirteen years after the city's founding. In the int

A day in the life of seven-year-old Domingo, who migrated with his family from the Canary Islands to the Spanish Province of Texas.

Contains shiplists of immigrants to Louisiana.

A beautifully written history of the development of San Antonio in colonial Texas.