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The
DRT promotes the celebration of Texas Honor Days. Members are
encouraged to fly the Texas flag on each of these Honor Days.
San Jacinto Day [April 21, 1836]
On this date, General Sam
Houston and the Texas Army defeated Santa Anna’s Mexican troops
in the Battle of San Jacinto. The battle of San Jacinto occurred
in mid-afternoon and lasted eighteen minutes. An annual
celebration is held at the San Jacinto Monument and Battlefield
where wreathes of flowers are laid at the foot of the monument
in memory of those who fought and died there. The monument
rising, 570 feet, is tallest monument in the world.
An Annual Pilgrimage is held
in San Antonio by the Alamo Mission Chapter to celebrate the
occasion on the first Monday of Fiesta Week that includes San
Jacinto Day. |
