remains , 956,000 animal bones representing 105 different species. announcer 1: learn more sunday 3:00 eastern here on "american history tv." it is easy to follow the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak at c-span.org/virus. track the spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps and charts to watch briefings and hearings with public health specialists anytime, unfiltered. tour concludes a look at san antonio with a look at one of the earliest structures in the city, the spanish governor's palace. to spanish governor's

palace. what you are looking at is actually the last visual remnants of the presidio. it was originally built in the 1720's and was the residence for the captain. what we are looking at today is a romanticized version of what this building would have been. again, it was the military headquarters. during the days of -- who was one of our preservationists in worked verytonio hard when she recognized this building as being the original garrison and preserving it. on overtime ased well. so this is where it all began. a little one-room house built for the captain. the original house was built with adobe bricks in 1722 based on a letter the governor wrote to the king in june of that year. talked about 25,000 adobe bricks

they needed to make and 40 additional laborers they needed to hire to build the compound. you can see behind the wall at the top there, the adobe brick. that is the original from 1722. the architect found this when they were doing the restoration and decided to open it up so people could see the original wall. this was the captain's home and his office, everything in one room. cooking was done outside of course. we will go this way next. this room and the entrance, and the room on the -- to the right -- to your left was added in captain.9 by the when these rooms were added, there was not a door down here.

this door was cut when the city to the restoration. the captain would walk out here and go into his office. he kept his home and work separate. the city cut doors there so visitors would not have to go outside and come back around to another room. this was the main living area for the family. when these rooms were added on to the house the captain moved , all of his work items from his first little house to his new office at the end. that room became the only bedroom in the house during the spanish era. this once again the living room, dining room. looking was still done outside because of the fire hazard. captains -- was the captain's new office, 1749. he took care of business. captains were also merchants. they would have items brought up from mexico and they would turn around and sell them to the families that lived here. he would probably have some of the items on display here.

the braziers were used to heat the rooms. they would bring in hot coals after the meals had been cooked, put them in the little pan, cover them lightly with ash to keep them from smoking but it would still let the heat out to warm the room. it would not be as toasty as we are used too, but it would be better than without it. ok. this direction. this room was added on in the late 1700's. sometime between 1763, when the captain died, and 1804 when the building was sold to captain perez. this was added on when captain menchaca and his son owned the building. this room we believe was built here to give the captains more space to display the goods that they were bringing up to sell

to the families that lived here. they would have sold, you know, textiles, some leather goods, things that they could not make here in town. they would have them brought up from mexico. >> preserving these structures is incredibly important. it is not just about the history. i really think it is the story people are interested in. like i said, this building, not a whole lot of this is original. very little, in fact. but it tells a story. and people are able to come in and get an idea of what it would have been like and also learn a little bit about san antonio through time. the story of preservation in san antonio. it may not always be accurate, it may be romanticized. it may not have been, you know,

quite what people imagined, but it gets people thinking. it is important for visitors and locals to just realize what a rich and varied history we have. had. announcer 1: our citiesannouncer 1: tour staff recently went to to learnio, texas about its rich history. to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. "american history tv" products are now available at the c-span online store. to see-spanstore.org what is new and check out all of the c-span products. announcer 2: harriet tubman is celebrated for her work as an abolitionist, underground railroad conductor, and union

army scout during the civil war. next, karen hill of the harriet tubman house talks about harriet tubman's lesser-known role as an activist in the women's suffrage movement. the president woodrow wilson house hosts this conversation as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. elizabeth: welcome, good evening. my name is elizabeth carter, and i am the executive director at the woodrow wilson house. it is truly my pleasure to welcome you to the first of a series of speaking events that we are going to have on a suffrage series. the wilson house, if you have not been here before, is part of the national trust for historic preservation. wilson and his wife edith lived in this house. they turd