A place of Texas history and a great place to take the family.
The San Jacinto Battleground 1836. This date marked the independence of Texas from Mexico. General Santa Anna was forced to surrender under Texan Army leader, General Sam Houston and was allowed to return to Mexico after he promised to lobby the Mexican government to recognize Texas as a sovereign nation.
Texas won its independence from Mexico with a crushing surprise attack by the Texan forces, whose battle cry was "Remember the Alamo!" In honor of that victorious event, civic leaders in 1936 built a towering monument that stands 15ft taller than the Washington Monument and appropriately topped with a Texas Lone Star.
The Battle of San Jacinto paved the way for Texas statehood. If Texas had not gained independence, the United States may not have been willing to risk war with Mexico to gain the territory.
The San Jacinto Monument was completed in 1939. The San Jacinto Museum of History is housed in the base of the monument and shows off articles of clothing, weapons, tools etc. that were used during the battle and some things that were actually found on the battleground site. There is also a small auditorium where you can watch a 35-minute documentary of the battle and when your done take the elevator up more than 500 feet above the ground. to the top of the monument where you can see the Port of Houston as well as the rest of the land for miles around.
The San Jacinto Monument and Museum is located at 3527 Battleground Rd, in Houston (near Deer Park), and is open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information visit their site at San Jacinto Battlegrounds and Museum
“Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression come from what source it may“. ~General Sam Houston
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