Acequia Madre de Valero (San Antonio)
Acequia Madre | |
HAER drawing of the acequia | |
Coordinates | 29°25′18″N 98°29′21″W / 29.42167°N 98.48917°W |
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Built | 18th century |
Architect | Antonio de Olivares Payaya Indians Pastia Indians |
Part of | Alamo Plaza Historic District (ID77001425[1]) |
RTHL No. | 78 |
Significant dates | |
Designated CP | July 13, 1977 |
Designated RTHL | 1968 |
Acequia Madre de Valero is an 18th-century agricultural irrigation canal built by the Spanish and located in the
Acequia Madre de Valero was the initial phase of what became a 45-mile network put in place by the Franciscan priests to provide water for the missions and their agricultural endeavors. Part of this system is adjacent to the Johann and Anna Heidgen House at 121 Star Street, and was a contributing factor in placing the house on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas in 2004. The acequia is lined with native limestone, a facet of Spanish engineering techniques. Some later stonework in the overall network was added by German immigrants. The full system involved placement of dams, canals and sluice gates. The complete network served residents of San Antonio until late in the 19th century.[5] The Texas Historical Commission placed the historic landmark plaque on a limestone block at the Hemisfair section of Acequia Madre de Valero.[6]
See also
- Antonio de Olivares
- Presidio San Antonio de Bexar
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Bexar County
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-55885-181-8.
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- ISBN 978-1-58979-243-2.
- ^ "Acequia Madre de Valero". Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Johann and Anna Heidgen House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "Acequia Madre de Valero (Main Irrigation Ditch of Valero Mission)". Waymarking. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
External links
Media related to Acequia Madre de Valero at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. TX-1-C, "Alamo Madre Acequia, East of Alamo Street, North of Durango Boulevard, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX", 1 measured drawing