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Bejar, Bejarano, Behar, Bexar and other versions of the name are popular surnames for [[Sephardi Jews]], many of whom were converted to [[Catholicism]] or killed in the [[Spanish Inquisition]], who came from this region in Central Spain. Several locations in the United States, such as [[Bexar County, Texas]], have received the name from early Spanish settlers. |
Bejar, Bejarano, Behar, Bexar and other versions of the name are popular surnames for [[Sephardi Jews]], many of whom were converted to [[Catholicism]] or killed in the [[Spanish Inquisition]], who came from this region in Central Spain. Several locations in the United States, such as [[Bexar County, Texas]], have received the name from early Spanish settlers. |
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==Connection to Texas== |
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In 1718, [[Martin de Alarcon]], Spanish Viceroy and appointed Governor of Texas, reinforces a fort and the ten soldiers and their families are recognized officially as the beginning of the villa. Alarcon names the presidio [[San Antonio de Bejar]] in honor of the Duque de Bejar, the viceroy's brother, who died what Spain considers a hero's death defending Budapest from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1686. This fort and villa bearing the name Bejar later becomes the city of [[San Antonio]], Texas, the 7th largest city in the United States.<ref>[http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/RiverwalkHistory/index.asp], Official Website of the San Antonio River Walk, February 16, 2008.</ref> |
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On December 9, 1716, the [[Viceroy of New Spain]], [[Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán]], appointed Martin de Alarcón in [[Mexico City]] as commander of Presidio San Francisco de Coahuila and as governor of the province of [[Texas]]. Alarcón was given the task of resupplying Spaniards who had previously gone to Texas in 1716 under Domingo Ramon. In April 1718 Alarcón crossed the [[Rio Grande]] with ten families and seventy-two persons. On May 1, 1718, he assisted Father Antonio San Buenaventura y Olivares in the founding of [[San Antonio de Valero Mission]], otherwise known as "The Alamo" to modern Americans. Four days later Alarcón founded San Antonio de Béjar Presidio. The presidio was named in honor of the Duque de Béjar<ref>[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducado_de_B%C3%A9jar], Link to Spanish language Wikipedia entry as no English entry exists.</ref>, the viceroy's brother, who died what Spain considers a hero's death defending [[Budapest]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1686. San Antonio de Béjar later becomes the city of [[San Antonio]], Texas, the 7th largest city in the United States.<ref>[http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/RiverwalkHistory/index.asp], Official Website of the San Antonio River Walk, February 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/AA/fal2_print.html], The Handbook of Texas Online; a project of the Texas State Historical Association.</ref> |
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Béjar is a town and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
Bejar, Bejarano, Behar, Bexar and other versions of the name are popular surnames for Sephardi Jews, many of whom were converted to Catholicism or killed in the Spanish Inquisition, who came from this region in Central Spain. Several locations in the United States, such as Bexar County, Texas, have received the name from early Spanish settlers.
Connection to Texas
On December 9, 1716, the Viceroy of New Spain, Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán, appointed Martin de Alarcón in Mexico City as commander of Presidio San Francisco de Coahuila and as governor of the province of Texas. Alarcón was given the task of resupplying Spaniards who had previously gone to Texas in 1716 under Domingo Ramon. In April 1718 Alarcón crossed the Rio Grande with ten families and seventy-two persons. On May 1, 1718, he assisted Father Antonio San Buenaventura y Olivares in the founding of San Antonio de Valero Mission, otherwise known as "The Alamo" to modern Americans. Four days later Alarcón founded San Antonio de Béjar Presidio. The presidio was named in honor of the Duque de Béjar[1], the viceroy's brother, who died what Spain considers a hero's death defending Budapest from the Ottoman Empire in 1686. San Antonio de Béjar later becomes the city of San Antonio, Texas, the 7th largest city in the United States.[2][3]
List of municipalities in Salamanca
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