<P> Under Texas law, the mayor, like the city council, is selected in a non-partisan election . When a vacancy occurs, the city council appoints an interim mayor . The mayor, like the other members of the city council, serve two - year terms, with a four - term limit . Since 1975, every mayor of San Antonio has previously served on the city council . </P> <P> The mayors of colonial San Antonio served one - year terms, although there were exceptions: some mayors, such as José Curbelo, Ignacio Lopez de Armas and Jose Felix Menchaca, held office several times . Juan Leal Goraz became the first mayor of La Villa de San Fernando, the settlement which would later become known as the city of San Antonio, after its founding on March 9, 1731 . </P> <Table> Mayors of San Antonio, Texas <Tr> <Th> Years of Service </Th> <Th> Mayor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1731--32 <P> (civil founding of San Antonio) </P> </Th> <Td> Juan Leal Goraz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1733 </Th> <Td> Antonio de los Santos </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1734 </Th> <Td> Manuel de Niz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1735 </Th> <Td> Juan Leal Goraz (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1736 </Th> <Td> Antonio de los Santos (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1737 </Th> <Td> Juan Curbelo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1738 </Th> <Td> Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1739 </Th> <Td> Juan Curbelo (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1740 </Th> <Td> Juan Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1741 </Th> <Td> Antonio Rodríguez Medero </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1742 </Th> <Td> Patricio Rodríguez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1743 </Th> <Td> Antonio Sosa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1744 </Th> <Td> Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1745 </Th> <Td> Juan José Montes de Oca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1746 </Th> <Td> José Curbelo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1747 </Th> <Td> Mateo Pérez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1748 </Th> <Td> Juan José Padrón </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1748 </Th> <Td> José Leal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1750 </Th> <Td> Juan José Padrón (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1751 </Th> <Td> José Curbelo (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1752 - 53 </Th> <Td> Luis Antonio Menchaca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1755 </Th> <Td> Manuel Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1756 </Th> <Td> Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1757 </Th> <Td> José Curbelo (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1758 </Th> <Td> Juan José Flores </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1759 - 1760 </Th> <Td> Martín Lorenzo de Armas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1761 </Th> <Td> Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1762 </Th> <Td> Juan José Flores (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1763 </Th> <Td> Luis Antonio Menchada (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1764 </Th> <Td> Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Since April, 1764 </Th> <Td> Francisco Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1765 </Th> <Td> Bernabé de Carbajal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1766 </Th> <Td> Domingo Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1767 </Th> <Td> Miguel Gortari </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1768 </Th> <Td> Jacinto Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1769 </Th> <Td> Francisco Flores de Abrego </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1770 </Th> <Td> Simón de Arocha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1771 </Th> <Td> José Félix Menchaca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1772 - 73 </Th> <Td> Domingo Delgado (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1774 </Th> <Td> Joaquín Menchaca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1775 </Th> <Td> Amador Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1776 </Th> <Td> Vicente Álvarez Travieso </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1777 </Th> <Td> Manuel Delgado (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1778 </Th> <Td> José Félix Menchaca (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1779 </Th> <Td> Francisco Flores de Abrego (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1780 </Th> <Td> Toribio de la Fuente Fernández </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1781 </Th> <Td> Francisco Flores de Abrego (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1782 </Th> <Td> Juan José de la Santa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1783 </Th> <Td> Manuel Delgado (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1784 </Th> <Td> Francisco Javier Rodríguez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1785 </Th> <Td> Salvador Rodríguez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1786 </Th> <Td> Juan José de la Santa (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1787 </Th> <Td> Simón de Arocha (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1788 </Th> <Td> José Félix Menchaca (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1789 - 90 </Th> <Td> Ignacio Calvillo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1791 </Th> <Td> Francisco de Arocha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1792 </Th> <Td> Vicente Ferrer Enriquez de Amador </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1793 </Th> <Td> Manuel de Arocha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1794 </Th> <Td> Ramón de las Fuentes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1795 </Th> <Td> José Félix Menchaca (4th term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1796 </Th> <Td> Salvador Rodríguez (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1797 </Th> <Td> José Roberto Núñez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1798 </Th> <Td> Manuel de Arocha (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1799 </Th> <Td> Juan José de la Garza </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1800 </Th> <Td> Manuel Delgado (4th term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1801 </Th> <Td> Manuel María Barrera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1802 </Th> <Td> José Antonio Saucedo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1803 </Th> <Td> José Félix Menchaca (5th term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1804 </Th> <Td> Tomás de Arocha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1805 </Th> <Td> Ignacio Pérez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1806 - 07 </Th> <Td> José Antonio Saucedo (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1807 </Th> <Td> Ángel Navarro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1808 </Th> <Td> Ignacio Pérez </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1809 </Th> <Td> Manuel María Barrera (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1810 </Th> <Td> Manuel Delgado (5th term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> January--February, 1811 </Th> <Td> Gaspar Flores de Abrego </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Since March, 1811 </Th> <Td> Francisco Travieso </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1812 </Th> <Td> Clemente Delgado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1813 (until October) </Th> <Td> José Antonio de la Garza </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1813 - 14 </Th> <Td> José Antonio Saucedo (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1815 </Th> <Td> José María Zambrano </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1816 </Th> <Td> Domingo Bustillos </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1817 </Th> <Td> Francisco Flores </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1818 </Th> <Td> Juan María Zambrano (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1819 </Th> <Td> Francisco Montes de Oca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1820 </Th> <Td> Francisco Flores (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1820 </Th> <Td> Erasmo Seguín (from July 25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1821 </Th> <Td> José Ángel Navarro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1822 </Th> <Td> José María Salinas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1823 </Th> <Td> Manuel Yturri Castillo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1824 </Th> <Td> Gaspar Flores de Abrego (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1825 </Th> <Td> Juan Martín de Veramendi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1826 </Th> <Td> Juan José Zambrano </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1827 </Th> <Td> José María Salinas (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1828 </Th> <Td> Juan Martín de Veramendi (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1829 </Th> <Td> Gaspar Flores de Abrego (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1830 </Th> <Td> Jose Miguel de Arciniega </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1831 </Th> <Td> José María Salinas (3rd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1832 </Th> <Td> José Antonio de la Garza (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1833 </Th> <Td> Jose Miguel de Arciniega (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1834 </Th> <Td> Juan Seguín </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1835 </Th> <Td> José Ángel Navarro (2nd term) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> January--February, 1836 </Th> <Td> Francisco Antonio Ruíz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Since April, 1836 </Th> <Td> José María Salinas (4th term) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Years of Service </Th> <Th> Mayor </Th> </Tr>

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