10. San Antonio was named for the Italian Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day occurred when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691.
Ten things you didn’t know about San Antonio
Friday, November 30, 2007 | 1:22 a.m. CST;
updated 11:28 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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