Recollections of a Tejano Life: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History

by Timothy Matovina

Book Overview

San Antonio native, military veteran, merchant, and mayor pro tem Jos Antonio Menchaca (1800-1879) was one of only a few Tejano leaders to leave behind an extensive manuscript of recollections. Portions of the document were published in 1907, followed by a "corrected" edition in 1937, but the complete work could not be published without painstaking reconstruction. At last available in its entirety, Menchaca's book of reminiscences captures the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477302174
• ISBN13: 9781477302170
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"