▁Spanish ▁Francis cian ▁priest ▁D ami án ▁Mass an et ▁led ▁a ▁military ▁expedition ▁through ▁the ▁area . ▁Mass an et ▁ ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 6 9 1 ▁entry ▁to ▁his ▁di ary ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁named ▁the ▁area ▁San ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Pad ua , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁Pay aya ▁they ▁encountered ▁had ▁called ▁their ▁village ▁Yan agu ana . ▁The ▁priest ▁detailed ▁a ▁great ▁variety ▁of ▁trees , ▁abund ant ▁waters ▁and ▁fish ing ▁opportun ities , ▁and ▁particularly ▁noted ▁the ▁wild ▁ch ick ens ▁at ▁Yan agu ana . ▁The ▁Pay aya ▁were ▁a ▁nom adic ▁ ▁Co ah uil te can ▁ ▁band ▁who ▁camp ed ▁at ▁Yan agu ana ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁reasons ▁Mass an et ▁mentioned ▁in ▁his ▁di ary . ▁The ▁natural ▁b ount y ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁met ▁their ▁needs ▁for ▁sust aining ▁their ▁village . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 9 , ▁Spanish ▁Francis can ▁mission ary ▁Is id ro ▁de ▁Esp in osa ▁renamed ▁the ▁area ▁Agu a ▁de ▁San ▁Pedro ▁( W aters ▁of ▁San ▁Pedro ). ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Antonio ▁created ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Spr ings ▁Park ▁out ▁of ▁ ▁Yan agu ana ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁Yan agu ana ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 8 , ▁ ▁Martín ▁de ▁Al arc ón ▁founded ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Antonio ▁by ▁establish ing ▁San ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Val ero ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁spr ings , ▁and ▁Pres