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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1927

Page

5

The Sovereignty of the Soil in San Antonio

A narrative recounts early San Antonio land claims and squatters, detailing how a settler gained land through occupation and legal notions of seizin. It weaves between colonial justice, missions, and Native tribes, touching on land grants from the king of Spain and the role of Frey Bergara in asserting possession.

San Antonio Jie Tvel Bergara Concepcion la Espada Juan Gad Presidio Frey Bergara San Ferman Cathedy Spain Povers Helding

Looting Probed in San Francisco Cemeteries

Police opened an investigation into thefts of jewelry and valuables from vaults and graves in San Francisco cemeteries. Graves in Calvary and the old Masonic cemeteries were opened, rings taken from fingers, and bones disturbed, with vandals leaving graves ajar after the acts.

Ban Francisco Say San Francisco Calvary

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