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Raoul A. Cortez Branch Library

Named for a broadcasting pioneer who put Spanish-language radio and television on the American map, the Raoul A. Cortéz Branch anchors San Antonio's South Side beside Palo Alto Park.

📖 About Raoul A. Cortez Branch Library

The Raoul A. Cortéz Branch Library opened April 12, 1981, on Hunter Boulevard in the South Side of San Antonio, next to Palo Alto Park. It honors Raoul A. Cortéz (1904–1971), a trailblazing Spanish-language media entrepreneur credited with founding the nation's first full-time Spanish-language radio station and, later, its first full-time Spanish-language television station. The branch is a busy neighborhood library that serves schools within the South San Antonio Independent School District along with nearby Bexar County communities. Its location beside a public park makes it a natural after-school and weekend destination for families in the surrounding area.

⭐ What makes this branch special

• Named for Raoul A. Cortéz, founder of the first full-time Spanish-language radio and TV stations in the U.S.
• South Side branch sitting next to Palo Alto Park
• Serves students across the South San Antonio Independent School District
• Opened April 12, 1981

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