Emma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca is a monument in Bexar, Texas. Emma Tenayuca is situated nearby to Milam Park, as well as near the helipad Santa Rosa Helistop.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monument
- Description: historical marker (Texas Historic Sites Atlas #5507016245)
- Inscription: “(December 21, 1916 – July 23, 1999) During the 1930s, San Antonio native Emma Tenayuca was a prominent leader of a movement that fought deplorable working conditions, discrimination and unfair wages on behalf of the city’s working poor.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milam Park and Spanish Governor’s Palace.
Spanish Governor’s Palace
Museum
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The Spanish Governor's Palace is a historic adobe from the Spanish Texas period located in Downtown San Antonio. It is the last visible trace of the 18th-century colonial Presidio San Antonio de Béxar complex, and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial in−town residence. Spanish Governor’s Palace is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Emma Tenayuca.
Cathedral of San Fernando
Church
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Fernando Cathedral also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria and Guadalupe is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States, facing the city's Main Plaza. Cathedral of San Fernando is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Emma Tenayuca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Antonio and La Villita.
San Antonio
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San Antonio is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the United States. It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country.
La Villita
Neighborhood
Photo: Johnpeter2008, Public domain.
La Villita Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. There are art galleries, stores selling souvenirs, gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art, as well as several restaurants in the district.
Olmos Park
Village
Olmos Park is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2020 census. The town is noted for its park-like setting, oak-tree lined streets, and large estates, many of which were constructed during the 1920s. Olmos Park is situated 3½ miles north of Emma Tenayuca.
Emma Tenayuca
- Categories: historic landmark, memorial, and historic site
- Location: Bexar, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.42629° or 29° 25′ 35″ northLongitude
-98.49876° or 98° 29′ 56″ westOpen location code
76X3CGG2+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6017889623OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q122923015
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