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Added to NRHP. October 15, 1966. Designated NHL. December 19, 1960 [2] The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto. It is located off the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of Houston. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [2][3]
The Battle of San Jacinto (Spanish: Batalla de San Jacinto), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna 's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 ...
An additional new fortification was built on the north east tip of Galveston Island, and was named Fort San Jacinto in honor of the final battle of the Texas Revolution, which established Texas' independence from Mexico. At the end of the 19th century, Fort Crockett was established as headquarters for all three facilities.
San Jacinto Monument. The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high (172.92-meter) [2][note 1] column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, about 16 miles due east of downtown Houston. The Art Deco monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive ...
The stern of Fort Mercer, which remained afloat, along with the remaining 35 men, was towed to Newport, Rhode Island, outfitted with a new bow, and rechristened San Jacinto. The new ship was 41 feet (12 m) longer and expanded from 26 to 29 tanks. The ship again split in half in 1964 and again was rebuilt, renamed this time The Pasadena.
San Jacinto is the Spanish form for Święty Jacek (Polish name) or Hyacinth (Latinized name), a man who lived in Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Polish Dominican priest and missionary was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1594. He was one of several men to be called St. Hyacinth. San Jacinto may also refer to:
Forts of Texas. The Forts of Texas include a number of historical and operational military installations. For over 200 years, various groups fought over access to or control over the region that is now Texas. Possession of the region was claimed and disputed by the European powers of Spain and France, and the continental countries of Mexico ...
San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from Mexico. It is an official "partial staffing holiday" in the State of Texas (state offices are not closed on this date). An annual festival, which includes a reenactment, is held ...