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| April 21 is recognized as Texas Independence Day. |
The videos will premiere
at 11:00 am, with encore presentations at 3:30 pm and 7:00 pm, on the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site's Facebook
page and will also be available on the Texas Historical Commission YouTube channel. The film will
be free to view.
In April 1836, the
future of Texas hung in a balance. Since independence had been declared on
March 2, the Texian Army had suffered two crushing defeats at the Alamo and
Goliad, and the government, along with most of the population, was fleeing
east.
The fate of the young
Republic rested in the hands of General Sam Houston and his small army. On
April 21, 1836, in an abandoned cattle ranch on the eastern edge of Stephen F. Austin’s
newly established colony, that fate was decided. Houston and his forces
defeated the larger Mexican army, captured the infamous General Santa Anna, and
changed the fate of Texas forever. 
The star on top of the monument honors the Lone Star
state's revolutionary battle.
Visit the battleground and San Jacinto monument
The San Jacinto
Battleground State Historic Site and Monument and the San Jacinto Museum
are open for visitors; please go to visitsanjacinto.com for hours and requirements.
April 21 commemorates this important battle.
The
San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high column topped with a 220-ton star
that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of
the Texas Revolution. It is located on the Houston Ship Channel in Harris
County, Texas, near the city of Houston. Guests can take an elevator almost 500 feet to the top observation
deck that overlooks the sprawling battlegrounds.
Information courtesy of Cait Johnson, Texas
Historical Commission
Photos from free sources
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