we had henry b gonzalez, who was the first hispanic congressman in the 1950's. that has helped make san antonio the type of place it is today. it would be important for people to realize as they learn about san antonio, simply to understand what a distinctive and diversity san antonio is. how significant its roots are in history and how much it has contributed to the history of the country. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to san antonio, texas to learn about it s rich history. to learn of -- to learn more about san antonio and other stops, visit c-span.org/citiestour. >> one of the easiest ways to follow presidential candidates this year is on the web at the span.org/campaign2012. you can keep track of the delegate count and a unfiltered campaign coverage with all of the candidates look at it in one place. easy to useit is and it is all there at c-span.org/campion 2020. --/campaign2012. >> up next, history professor laura free examines the career of elizabeth cady stanton, with a focus on her work in the 1850's.

we have henry b. gonzÁlezst hispanic congressman in the 1950's and that has really helped make san antonio the place that it is today. i think it would be important for people to realize as they learn about san antonio simply to understand what a -- a distinctive and diverse city san antonio is, how significant history and how much it has contributed to the history of the country. >> our look at san antonio continues as we hear from author john phillips santos about city's latino history and culture. >> we are in the very first phase of the san pedro creek culture park and the reason it's important is that the creek whether set up a new river was the site of the city's founding and first settlement, among other things the dividing line between the mexicano part of san antonio's community and the anglo parts of the community. so it was a kind of borderline within the city but a border that connected us to deepest stories of the city's origins. [applause] >> well, my summary like many chicano families has deep a

we had henry b gonzalez was our first hispanic guardsman in the 1950s, and that has really helped make san antonio the type of place it is today. >> i think it would be important for people to realize as they learn about san antonio simply to understand what a distinctive and diverse city san antonio is, how significant its roots are in history and how much it has contributed to the history of the country. >> our look at san antonio continues as we are from author john phillip santos about the city's latina history and culture. >> we are in the very first phase of the san pedro creek culture park, and the reason it's important is that the creek, rather than the river was the site of the city sounding and for settlement. among other think is the dividing line between the mexican part of san antonio committee and anglo parts of the community. so it was a kind of borderline within the city, but a border that connected us to the deepest stories of the city's origins. ♪ >> my family, like many chicano families, has deep and complex origins in this place. my families came here on, on my dad