Posted on 04/21/2007 6:48:12 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment Presented by H-E-B Tournament of Champions
Festival offers plethora of entertaining activities, all for free
The San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment on Saturday, April 21, is an independence celebration of Texas' famous Battle of San Jacinto and the enduring spirit of Texas. The admission-free San Jacinto Day Festival takes place from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on the 1,200-acre San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site at the San Jacinto Monument, with a full day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set amidst living history.The most popular event of the day is the battle reenactment, one of the largest in the state. The battle begins at 3 p.m. - complete with cannons, muskets, horses, pyrotechnics and hundreds of reenactors - replicating the Runaway Scrape (Texians gathering the few belongings they could to flee the advancing forces of Santa Anna,) the march of the Texas army from Gonzales to San Jacinto, the cannon duel, and the final battle between the two forces. The reenactment ends with the surrender of Mexican Army General Santa Anna to Texian Army General Sam Houston, followed by the laying of wreaths to honor the sacrifices of both armies.
This is truly one of the most important battles of American history. On April 21, 1836 - in 18 short minutes - General Sam Houston led his Texian soldiers to victory over the Mexican Army, officially securing Texas' independence from Mexico and eventually leading to the addition of one million square miles to the United States. This year will also mark the 100th anniversary of the battleground being the first state park in Texas.
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Isn’t it politically incorrect to celebrate this battle in this day and age? I mean, isn’t it insensitive and divisive to reenact this battle in light of how it might make all of the Mexicans living in Texas feel?
Yes.
I mean, isn't it insensitive and divisive to reenact this battle in light of how it might make all of the Mexicans living in Texas feel?
Yes.
Bilingual grief counselors were on hand to help those who required assistance!
Thanks but the MSM never seems to mention it.
Outside of Texas, the Battle of San Jacinto seems to have been forgotten, but had the Mexicans won and retained Texas, they would probably have held onto what is now New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, and southwestern Wyoming as well.
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