Fiesta at Trinity!

Spring is in full swing in San Antonio, and we all know what that means--it's Fiesta time! This beloved festival takes place over a 10 day period each spring in San Antonio, featuring events such as Night in Old San Antonio, the River Parade, Oysterbake, and, the oldest and perhaps the most cherished event, the Battle of Flowers. 

The largest parade of Fiesta, the Battle of Flowers meanders over two and a half miles of downtown San Antonio and is made up of uniformed bands, color guards, and many, many gorgeously decorated floats. Here in Special Collections, we decided to look into the history of Fiesta and Trinity's involvement with it, particularly as regards the Battle of Flowers, and create an exhibit with our findings.

So, I delved into the archives and discovered that Trinity has a thirty year history of submitting floats to the Battle of Flowers--I found several fun photos of floats we constructed, and I also found some interesting tidbits of information about Trinity student's interest in and love of Fiesta. Last but not least, I made sure to display Trinity's collection of Fiesta medals, since they perfectly represent Trinity's great way of getting into the Fiesta spirit!

Make sure to stop by Special Collections this month and check out our Fiesta exhibit! 

--Faith Bradham, '13