id io ▁San ▁Antonio ▁de ▁B ex ar . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 1 8 , ▁Al arc ón ▁turned ▁over ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁" .. mission ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁River   ..." ▁to ▁Francis can ▁priest ▁ ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Oliv ares ▁. ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 9 , ▁King ▁Philip ▁V ▁of ▁Spain ▁decre ed ▁the ▁area ▁public ▁land . ▁The ▁mission ▁that ▁began ▁as ▁h uts ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 4 , ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁spr ings , ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Al amo ▁Pla za . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁A ce quia ▁Mad re ▁de ▁Val ero ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : History ▁of ▁San ▁Antonio <0x0A> </s> ▁Tom ▁Allen ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁public ▁radio ▁broad c aster , ▁concert ▁host , ▁trom bon ist ▁and ▁author . ▁ ▁Allen ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁and ▁studied ▁music ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁Boston ▁University ▁and ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁har p ist ▁L ori ▁Gem m ell , ▁and ▁broadcast s ▁on ▁C BC ▁Radio ▁ 2 , ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁presents ▁Sh ift , ▁a ▁national ▁cross - gen re ▁afternoon ▁music ▁program .