Why did the Spanish choose a site on the San Antonio river for a new settlement?

It was midway between New Spain and the new missions, water for irrigation, rich lands for pasture, plentiful building stone, and excellent timber

Explanation:

to reform the distraught soviet union, the democratization of the communist party was promoted through party secretary mikhail gorbachev's policies of “perestroika” and “glasnost.” perestroika refers to the reconstruction of the political and economic system established by the communist party.