Main/Military Plaza in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Cock Fighting

Stephen Gould, The Alamo City Guide, 1882

— Main Plaza —

Cock Fighting Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, January 8, 2023

1. Cock Fighting Marker

Inscription. Cock fighting may be designated as a peculiar institution of old San Antonio and one that is not forgotten today though it is not so publicly engaged in as formerly. There are citizens now living in this city who can remember when on Sunday afternoons, a cock pit would be improvised on the Main Plaza, in front of the Catedral de San Fernando, and priests and people made up the audience, and were the active participants in the then innocent sport as it was called.

Erected 2008 by Bexar County and the City of San Antonio.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Entertainment.

Location. 29° 25.485′ N, 98° 29.617′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Main/Military Plaza. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Dolorosa Street and Main Plaza. The marker lays flat on the ground in the Main Plaza grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Dolorosa Street, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Games of Chance (a few steps from this marker); Main Plaza - Plaza de las Islas (a few steps from this marker); White Elephant (a few steps from this marker); The Old Cathedral

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(a few steps from this marker); Plaza Principal (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Centennial 1861 - 1961 (within shouting distance of this marker); T.C. Frost and the Frost Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); The Woll Invasion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

Regarding Cock Fighting. When visiting Main Plaza, be sure to look for and locate all 30 significant, historical pavers embedded into the floor of the plaza.

Closeup of the Cock Fighting text on the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, January 8, 2023

2. Closeup of the Cock Fighting text on the Marker

Closeup of the Cock Fighting artwork on the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, January 8, 2023

3. Closeup of the Cock Fighting artwork on the Marker

The view of the Cock Fighting Marker laying on the ground in front of the cathedral image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, January 8, 2023

4. The view of the Cock Fighting Marker laying on the ground in front of the cathedral

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.