Congratulations to Rudy De La Cruz of the Government faculty who recently penned the foreword of the book titled, “Dios y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas.”
The book can be found on Amazon.com and according to the summary online, “Von Ormy, Texas was founded as a Tejano ranching community along the Medina River 13 miles southwest of San Antonio in the mid-1700s. Its strategic location near San Antonio and along the main trade route to the south have attracted interest and settlers for nearly three centuries. Dios y Tejas provides a comprehensive and multifaceted overview of this South Texas town whose residents have been influential from the Texas Revolution to the Liberty City movement.”
Rudy and a team of instructors and students from NVC have been instrumental in helping nearby San Antonio communities gather artifacts and documents to archive their roots beyond the Battle of the Alamo. Their efforts will help showcase San Antonio’s history for the 2018 citywide celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio de Valero, which is commonly known as the site of the Battle of The Alamo. To read about this, go here.