The stage was set for a photo-worthy showdown at the Alamo. Instead, protesters marched to mariachi and conjunto music and lots of honking.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg said San Antonio did not request, nor receive notice of, the Texas National Guard being here ahead of protests planned on Saturday against the Trump administration. Why it matters: Gov.

One of the most infamous protests in San Antonio was the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike. Approximately 12,000 shellers, primarily Hispanic women, protested low wages and poor working conditions. There were big confrontations, but the National Guard was not called in.