a city in the southern USA, in Texas. Population, 738,000 (1974; including suburbs, 950,000).
San Antonio is located in the San Antonio Valley, in the center of a major agricultural area within an oil and gas region. It is an important transportation junction on the route to Mexico and to the southern USA. As of 1973, 36,000 persons were employed in the processing industry. Industry in San Antonio includes food-processing (meat-packing, flour-milling, processing pecans, and brewing), metalworking, and oil refining. There is also chemical and garment industry. The city is a center of trade with Mexico (buying of cattle, wool, cotton, and fruit). San Antonio is a climatic health resort with mineral springs; there is also tourism. The city has a university. San Antonio was founded by the Spanish in 1718.
a city in central Chile, in Santiago Province. Population, 36,000 (1970). San Antonio is a port on the Pacific Ocean through which copper, fruit, and grain are shipped out and coal is received. The city has chemical and food industries.