. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. h Church of San Fernando was laid, and on February 10th, 1773, that goodGovernor, Baron Ripperda, who .seems to have been so active in any mattersthat pertained to the welfare of San Antonio, built the first Quarters, Guard-house and Jail for the Presidio. Now, it is highly probable that the San Pedroditch was completed just about the time of the building of the Parish period was very active in the prosecution of many public and ecclesiasticalworks. There is good reason to believe that it was constructed later than thePajalache and earli
. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. h Church of San Fernando was laid, and on February 10th, 1773, that goodGovernor, Baron Ripperda, who .seems to have been so active in any mattersthat pertained to the welfare of San Antonio, built the first Quarters, Guard-house and Jail for the Presidio. Now, it is highly probable that the San Pedroditch was completed just about the time of the building of the Parish period was very active in the prosecution of many public and ecclesiasticalworks. There is good reason to believe that it was constructed later than thePajalache and earlier than some of the others. The Alamo Madre Ditch. The purpose of this ditch was to supply water to the Mission of San Antoniode Valero, or the Alamo Mission, and its lands. Its course was and is a long anduseful one, and its carrying capacity is large. It has manj^ useful and historicallaterals and branches, and some that are abandoned and some that were failuresfrom the first. The course of the mother ditch (the laterals will be spoken of.
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