Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History Edited Reminiscences of Jose Antonio Menchaca, Part 1 Edited Reminiscences of Jose Antonio Menchaca, Part 2 The Memoirs of Captain Menchaca: Being an Unpublished Manuscript Detailing Events in San Antonio from 1807 to the Battle of San Jacinto The Unpublished Second Part of the Menchaca Manuscript Bibliography Index

About the Author

Timothy Matovina is Professor of Theology and Executive Director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. His publications, most recently Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church, have won ten book awards. Jesus F. de la Teja is Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies, Regents' and University Distinguished Professor of History, and Director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest at Texas State University. His award-winning works include San Antonio de Bexar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier.

Reviews

"The editors made Menchaca's chronicle more read-able and understandable, correcting names, places, and events, but noting the changes made." - Texas Books in Review