This was one of our favorite places. Partly because so much happened here. You can tell it's not a replica building. There is a ring attached to the front of the building where Santa Anna tied his horse. This is supposed to be one of the most haunted places in San Antonio. Unfortunatley, alot of death happened here. Check out the history on it, and go see it! Ask about the tree of sorrows.

The Spanish Governor's Palace is worth a visit. It won't take very long as the building is not very large. I enjoyed our visit, but I did not feel that the history of the building was very well described or documented. Many of the furnishings were donations from various individuals that often did not seem related to the building or its ...

The curator of the museum was fantastic! His family had been taking care of the place for sometime and he had an intimate knowledge of the place.

If you are into big glitzy mansions you will be disappointed. But if you want to see what qualified as a mansion 300 hundred years ago this is wonderful.The Govenor lived pretty well. This gave me more of a feel for Texas as part of Mexico. How lucky it wasn't destroyed.