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San Antonio

Population: 1236249 people.

Area: 1067 km².

San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States of America. Located in the northern part of South Texas, the city is a cultural gateway into the American Southwest. San Antonio is the seat of Bexar County with a population of 1.2 million as of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate. Its metropolitan area has a population of 1.9 million and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day it was (June 13) when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The city has a strong military presence—it is home to Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City-Base, with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley right outside the city. San Antonio is home to the South Texas Medical Center, the largest and only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region. Famous for its River Walk, the Alamo, Tejano culture, and home to the SeaWorld San Antonio and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, the city is visited by 20 million tourists per year. San Antonio is also home to the first museum of modern art in Texas—the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, as well as one of the most successful National Basketball Association teams in league history, the San Antonio Spurs.

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July, 6

• St. Fermin in Pamplona (Spain)

• Birthday of president of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)

• Statehood Day (coronation of Mindaugas, King of Lithuania) (Lithuania)

• Frida Calo's Birthday (Mexico)

• Day of Jan Gus (Czech Republic)

• Day of Eino Leino (Finland)

From July, 6 till July, 14th in Pamplona is celebrated a holiday, devoted to St. Fermin, bishop living in ХIII century, who rescued Pamplona from plague epidemic. Being first purely religious, later the holiday has turned in colourful national celebrations.

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