Folklórico dancers enter the San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio to begin the crowning of the 67th "People's King” El Rey Feo, Jon Gary Herrera, part of Fiesta San Antonio. After Fiesta concludes, Herrera, as El Rey Feo, will visit schools, nursing and retirement homes, and other community organizations. The Rey Feo tradition began in 1947 by League of United Latin American Citizens or LULAC Council #2 in San Antonio. All of the festivities of Fiesta San Antonio are for the purpose of fundraising to further education and other charitable goals. Ranking officials representing all of the military services and the military ambassadors attended. Fiesta San Antonio is a series of events honoring the defenders who fought in "Battle of the Alamo" and the "Battle of San Jacinto” in 1836, both important events that shaped the history of San Antonio and Texas. Fiesta celebrates the history of the military in San Antonio and Texas.
| Date Taken: | 04.17.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.01.2015 07:20 |
| Photo ID: | 1908489 |
| VIRIN: | 150417-N-UR169-001 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1310 |
| Size: | 2.37 MB |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TX, US |
| Web Views: | 29 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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