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Where Does Bexar Come from?

Alexander Ross • • 5 min read
Where Does Bexar Come from?

The name Béjar is of pre-Roman origin. The original form was Bigerra and is said to mean "place of the beehives." "Béjar" could be an adaption from the Spanish word abeja, which means "bee." An older spelling of the city's name is Béxar.

What nationality is Béxar?

The name Béjar, or Béxar, is the name of a town in the Spanish province of Salamanca. Founded in pre-Roman times by the the Vettones who were one of the pre-Roman Celtic peoples of the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania, modern Spain and Portugal).

Is it Béxar or Bear County?

Bexar (now colloquially pronounced "Bear") County and its environs were originally home to over 125 small independent Native American tribes of hunter-gatherers known collectively as the Coahuiltechans.

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