San Antonio (/ˌsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in Texas, United States. The city is the seventh-most populous in the United States, the second-largest in the Southern United States, and the second-most populous in Texas. It is the 12th most-populous city in North America, with 1,434,625 residents in 2020.
Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexican Republic. It is the oldest municipality in Texas, having celebrated its 300th anniversary on May 1, 2018.
Xinxiang County, which belongs to Xinxiang City, Henan Province, is located in the north and middle of Henan Province, the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and the upper reaches of Weihe River. It is connected with Yanjin in the east, Huojia in the west, Yuanyang in the south, and the east, south and west of Xinxiang in the north. Xinxiang County has a history of more than 1400 years since the Sui Dynasty established the county six years ago. In 1958, Chairman Mao Zedong personally visited Xinxiang County, and party and state leaders Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, and Wen Jiabao also visited Xinxiang County one after another. Xinxiang County has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 1 township and 1 provincial economic development zone, 178 administrative villages, with a resident population of 350000 (2016) and a county area of 375square kilometers. In 2017, Xinxiang County achieved a GDP of 21 billion yuan. In March 2019, it was listed as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics for protection and utilization.