Uncategorized 10:30 pm
Hear ye! Hear ye!
The Antiquity Gazette ran an interview with Jacon Cortes ,
Attorney General of Texas, Marquéz de Bexar and Antiquity Ambassador, on the 2nd of October, 2009.
A wonderful insight into the co-founder of Antiquity Texas.
Jinx Ashley
Secretary of Tourism
Group Notices antiquity, jewelry, pearl choker, second life, sl, texas 10:56 pm
Greetings and Salutations
Los Texanos are proud to release the newest Jacon Cortes Design, Kneginja Katarina Cameo and Pearl Choker Set. Delicate around the neck, it is a must for any fine jewelry collector.
Viva Texas
Jacon Cortes
Attorny General of Texas, Marquéz de Bexar, Antiquity Ambassador
This notice has an attachment.
Group Notices antiquity texas, jewelry, necklace, second life, slexchange, texas, texas history, texas state capitol 3:22 am
Greetings and Salutations
Los Texanos is proud to announce the release of the newest Jacon Cortes Design. The Empress Jane Necklace set is now avalible on SLExchange and should be in the Texas Capitol Mall as soon as possilbe.
The Empress Jane comes in Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz.
Thank you All for your Continued Support
Jacon Cortes
Attorney General of Texas
This notice has an attachment.
Group Notices antiquity texas, brooch, diamond, jewelry, maharajah, platinum, second life, sl, texas, turban 11:27 pm
Group Notice From: Jacon Cortes
Greetings and Salutations Texans.
Los Texanos would like to announce the release of the Eye of the Tiger Turban and Brooch. Created for the Mahajaraja of Nawanagar, this 61.5 carat Diamond is set in a Platinum and Diamond Aigrette setting. The Turban and the Brooch come in 5 natrual Diamond colored center stones. Blue, Canary, Pumpkin, Red and Whiskey.
Stay Safe Texans
Jacon Cortes
Attorney General of Texas
This notice has an attachment.
Group Notices antiquity texas, jewelry, second life, sl, texas 1:05 am
Group Notice From: Jacon Cortes
Greetings and Salutations.
I am proud to announce the release of new fine jewelry by Jacon Cortes Designs. Now located in the North Entrance of the Capitol, the Order of the Northern Light, George the VI Earrings and two royal crowns, the St. Georges Crown and the Crown of Louis the XV. Come by Capitol Mall and see the newest additions. Great for everything from coronations to an evening out dancing.
Nos Vemos Pronto Texanos
Jacon Cortes
Attorney General of Texas
This notice has an attachment.
Group Notices antiquity texas, home, house, lindens, location, love, office, prims, rancho espiritu santo, rent, rental, residence, residential, romance, san jacinto park, scenery, second life, shop, shopping, sl, state capitol building, texas, texas state capitol, view 1:41 am
Group Notice From: Jacon Cortes
Greetings and Salutations. Antiquity Texas is proud to announce the avalibility of a rental home. Located to the west of San Jacinto Park, on Rancho Espiritu Santo, rental home #2 is availible at a price of 500L per week with 100 prims. The view is amazing. Also, the Texas Capitol is opening more shops/offices, The Texas Capitol, with is beautiful details would make a strong statement for an offce and and elegent location for your shop. Come by fast before all the places are gone …:))
This notice has an attachment.
Uncategorized alamo, american history, antiquity texas, art, art exhibition, battle of the alamo, cnn, governors of texas, history, ireporter, john waterhouse, mar chagall, mexican army, mexican history, port isabel, presidents of texas, presidio la bahia, san jacinto park, second life, sight seeing, sl, spain, spanish, spanish history, texas, texas governor's mansion, texas governors, texas history, texas state capitol, tour, tourist, walking tour 1:08 am
by JaneyBracken [link: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-55654 ]
Being from England I must admit to not knowing a great deal about American History, however, I had heard of the Battle of the Alamo and the terrible loss of life that went on there. My good friend Wheemzel DeCuir told me that she had recently visited the Second Life sim called ‘Antiquity Texas’ where there is a replica of the Alamo Mission, so I thought I would have a look for myself
I was lucky enough to meet Texan Jacon Cortes, who, with his real life brother avatar Tocho Cortes and their partner from France avatar Pixapao Xeno, own the Antiquity sim. Antiquity Texas is a role playing sim and visitors are requested to wear Victorian style clothes when they enter the site. Jacon gave me a beautiful ladies’ riding outfit, which I put on to explore the area. Jacon is the SL Texas Attorney General and Antiquity Ambassador.
Jacon gave me a guided tour and our first stop was the SL Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin Texas. The building is beautifully put together by Jacon and he told me he worked from original old photographs. Since he had completed the first build in SL there had been a fire destroying part of the real mansion, although luckily a lot of the interior and furniture had been removed for restoration, so at least the fire had not destroyed everything. He then created the SL building again, from another photograph of the rebuilt Mansion.
We moved on to San Jacinto Plaza where the atmospheric SL Alamo building stands (wonderfully built by Jacon), and the magnificent Texas Capitol Building also fills the skyline. The Capitol was built by Powder Pinkeba, who worked from the blueprints from the library of congress. Jacon had driven over to Austen to take photographs for the textures. I cannot say how impressive this building is, it is totally awe inspiring, and the detail inside is overwhelming. You look up into the great dome, which features photographs of the Presidents and Governors of Texas up until 1899.
There is much to see in the Capitol Building, not only the wealth of real history on display there, but also the classy shopping areas. Jacon is a master designer and builder and has clothes, jewellery and also sets of the most beautiful china and crystal I have ever seen in SL in his shops. In the Senate Chamber there are also art exhibitions featuring John Waterhouse and Mar Chagall.
There is a monument built by Edcion Cortes, which is the first monument in the State Capitol grounds, built in honour of the heroes of the Alamo, Jacon told me that 179 people had died in the battle on the Texan side. The actual battle lasted 13 days from Tuesday 23 February to Sunday 6 March 1836.
We walked around the outside part of the sim where there is an area set aside with tepees and a blazing fire, Jacon explained that there will be information about the Texas Native Americans here. We boarded a canoe and travelled to a lighthouse in Port Isabel, Texas, Jacon further explained that the real life lighthouse was built in 1854. We arrived at the ‘Presidio la Bahia’ (which is considered to be the world’s finest examples of a Spanish frontier fort (built in 1749) and the most fought over in Texas history). The detail inside is totally exquisite and well worth a visit.
Jacon is not only a fantastic builder and designer but he has also come up with an idea that I could see being used all over SL in the future, especially for historic sites like the Alamo. He invited me to go on the automated guided tour, which I did. There is a plaque with a hovering ball above it that you touch, this animates your avatar into walking mode. You then use mouselock view (which means you are looking through your avatars eyes instead of seeing your avatar on screen) and you take a walking tour of the sim as you listen to the audiotape of the real life history of each section as you pass through it. What a brilliant idea and a must for education in SL, so much better than reading text, as you are seeing the places as they are explained to you. Jacon told me that he had asked a friend to do the narration, which was excellent, and they hope to do a Spanish version as well in the near future.
What a wonderful sim to visit, rich with history and just so amazingly built with its magnificent buildings and so much detail and information for visitors. I wish Jacon, Tocho and Pixapao every success for the future.
Texas Capitol Building, Antiquity Texas (153 39 22).
Group Notices american history, antiquity, antiquity texas, history, second life, sl, texas, texas history, walking tour 12:07 pm
Greetings and Salutations Fellow Texans. As some of you may know, I have been working on a walking tour for Texas. Finally after much work, the task is complete. Come on down and try out the tour. Bring a friend, Texan or non Texan alike, to take a walk thru history. The tour start is located at the right corner of the landing. Touch the sign for instructions. Come feel a taste of Texas surrounded by the beauty of Antiquity Community.
- Attorney General Jacon Cortes
Events alamo, alamo mission, american history, antiquity texas, battle of the alamo, fashion show, history, mexican army, san antonio, santa anna, second life, sl, texas, texas history, texas revolution, victorian fashion, western, western fashion, western suits, william travis 12:26 pm
Attorney General Jacon Cortes is to showcase his newest design, the Colonel William Travis suit, this noon SLT at the Gilded Age Fashion Show. Colonel William Travis was a commander of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio Texas. In the Battle of the Alamo, while under siege from the Mexican Army, he wrote:
[To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World:
Fellow citizens & compatriots;
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country. VICTORY OR DEATH.
William Barret Travis
Lt. Col. comdt 2495
P.S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves.
Travis ]
Come be a part of Texas history 
The fashion show is to be held at Antiquity Cove. See you there
“Come to visit Antiquity Fashion Park today at noon to view a growing collection of costumes from our very talented period fashion designers. Get inspired by the skill of the artists. We have Victorian, Baroque, Pirate – Fantasy, Western, Gothic and more. Stay to see the delightfu shops and free items folks are giving away. Hope to see you there! -Arundelain Dumart, Revolutionary Properties”
Videos antiquity texas, jruss, second life, sl, texas, youtube 2:02 pm
The Official News from Antiquity Texas