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The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.
The Texian victory on the plain of San Jacinto changed the entire world. There would be no states of Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada or Colorado.
The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.
The Texian victory on the plain of San Jacinto changed the entire world. There would be no states of Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada or Colorado.
It was significant but I wouldn't call it earth shattering. Santa Anna was captured and from that a treaty for Texas independence was negotiated - that was simply invalidated by Mexico when Santa Anna was released, but the Mexicans simply never bothered to return. At least the Texians got revenge for The Alamo (this time it was Texas that gave no quarter to fleeing Mexican troops), Santa Anna was lucky to leave Texas alive.
The real change in the above territories came 10 years later with the Mexican-American war, of which was preceded by various events including the Texas Revolution and San Jacinto.
Santa Anna was captured and from that a treaty for Texas independence was negotiated - that was simply invalidated by Mexico when Santa Anna was released, but the Mexicans simply never bothered to return. .
That is not the case. In 1842 they twice invaded and occupied San Antonio for brief periods of time before being forced to leave once more.
Without the first war happening the spanish american war doesnt happen and yes Santa Anna defied the law more than once but the base of it is the Republic of Texas and the fight for freedom and the pride people have in the state that others might not understand or get.
Maybe the people of Texas are taught that this battle changed the whole world.
yup.... my New York native father was shocked by how much and how many years and how thoroughly Texas History was covered in my elementary and Junior High School years (60's to mid-70's), with very little US History taught.....
I was thinking that the problem with Texicans is that they believe their own press.
Well for the loss at San Jacinto, Lyndon Johnson would not have been president and Vietnam would not have been... or George W. Bush would not have been elected... or the Vaughn brothers and Willie Nelson would not... and think... no Ted Cruz
He's a Canadian who just moved to Texas. (sort of like me, but without the Cuban and messianic complex parts)
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