Who bought the abandoned brewery over a decade ago, allowing it to be reborn with top-notch restaurants, cocktail bars and local shops-you will find no chains in the Pearl. It was the brainchild of local billionaire The Pearl, the sprawling site of the old Pearl Brewery converted into a cultural space, deserves a visit. Certainly the most unique lodging in town is Hotel Emma, a converted 19th-century German brewhouse with exquisite if eclectic tastes, located in the Pearl, a newly finished upscale dining and shopping area in north San Antonio. Nearby is the Spanish colonial-esque Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, a 213-room luxury boutique property that underwent an extensive redesign in 2017. The iconic La Mansion, also Omni-owned, is undergoing a renovation. Mokara Hotel and Spa, an Omni property, sits above the San Antonio River, with easy access to the Riverwalk path and central San Antonio. San Antonio, a welcoming city, boasts several delightful hotels. And though it is undoubtedly forward-facing, with construction projects on seemingly every block, San Antonio celebrates its history, from the Alamo to its five 18th-century missions, which were awarded UNESCO World Heritage protection in 2015 (two years later, UNESCO deemed San Antonio a “City of Creativity for Gastronomy,” one of only 26 such cities in the world). Today it boasts around 1.4 million, with more than 60% of residents of Hispanic or Latino descent. In just over three decades, from the 1970s to the early aughts, the city’s population nearly doubled. The 20th and 21st centuries saw huge growth in San Antonio. The Alamo is often visitors' main attraction.
Nine years later, Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state. In response, the movement rallied, and in six weeks forced a decisive victory at San Jacinto, reigning in the short-lived Republic of Texas. The dramatic loss galvanized a then-divided Texan independence movement. Their efforts ended in a bloody, drawn-out defeat at the Alamo, a former mission converted into a military garrison. In 1835, American settlers and hispanic Texans, known as Tejanos, united to stage a rebellion against the Mexican government. Mexico City hoped the settlers would dilute the strength of the area’s indigenous population, whom they feared might resist Mexican sovereignty.Īmerican and German settlers migrated in droves to San Antonio, an area ideal for cotton growing. With Mexican independence in 1821, the newly formed Mexican government encouraged Anglo-American settlement of Texas with offers of cheap land. Over time, it swelled into the largest Spanish settlement in Texas, due in large part to the San Antonio River, a rich water source and transportation route for inter-mission commerce. Long occupied by indigenous tribes, Spanish settlers began entering the area in the 17th century (last year, the city celebrated its tricentennial).
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