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Located at Villita Street between South Presa and South Alamo streets. La Villita is a restoration of San Antonio's earliest residential settlement. Buildings along the cobblestone walkways house shops where crafts are demonstrated. The village contains adobe houses, art galleries and a museum complex of early American culture. In Cos House, Gen Martin Perfecto de Cos signed articles of capitulation when Texans captured San Antonio prior to the siege of the Alamo.

Location: 418 Villita Street, San Antonio Texas 78205 Telephone 210-207-8610

Other History nearby:
(San Antonio) Alamo Cenotaph
(New Braunfels) Alamo Classic Car Museum
(San Marcos) Aquarena Springs
(San Marcos) Belvin Street Historic District
(Devine) Bigfoot Wallace Museum
(San Antonio) Brooks Air Force Base

04/16 Coming to The San Antonio area
Wild Hog Festival and Craft Fair Sabinal TX March22-24 The annual World Championship Wild Hog Catching Contest features a two-person team chasing a wild hog in a pen, capturing the hog, placing it in a burlap sack and crossing the finish line in the fastest time.
Old Settlers Music Festival Driftwood TX April18-21 Central Texas' signature music event featuring Grammy-winning Americana, arts and craft, camping, food, and libations.
Austin Yoga Conference Austin TX May11-12 Mehtab, Kyra Haglund, Charlotte Matsumura, and Gioconda are among the master yoga teachers who will appear at the Austin Yoga Conference.
Cactus Pear Music Festival San Antonio TX July5-15 A classical music festival inspired by the cactus pear margarita.