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Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sánchez (October 3, 1788 – November 15, 1836), ... Zavala personally designed the flag of the new republic, ...
English: The first official flag of the Republic of Texas, designed by General Lorenzo de Zavala, adopted by the Convention held at Washington-on-the-Brazos, May 11, 1836, shortly after the victory at San Jacinto. This flag had a blue field with a white five-pointed star in its center. Around the star were the letters T-E-X-A-S.
The Zavala Flag – The purported first official flag of the Republic of Texas, reportedly designed by Lorenzo de Zavala 1836–1839; 1839–1879 The "Burnet Flag", used from 1836 to 1839 as the national flag of the Republic of Texas until it was replaced by the currently used "Lone Star Flag"
This flag, along with the De Zavala flag, served as an official flag of Texas until the current state flag was officially adopted as the then national flag by the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas held in Houston on January 21, 1839 and signed into law by President Mirabeau B. Lamar on January 25, 1839.
Zavala Flag This flag was the first official flag of the Republic of Texas designed by Texas Constitutional delegate, Lorenzo de Zavala , being in use as early as March 1836 which would have been the last official flag of the Texian Army.
Lorenzo de Zavala helped in the drafting of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas by personally designing its flag and serving as vice president. A copy of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas was included with the declaration of independence.
In 2002, a version of the flag was created which depicted a Barrett .50 BMG Rifle. Other versions have depicted various firearms, and even other objects dear to the hearts of the flag makers. During the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals at least one Dallas Stars fan had created a replica of the flag with the Stanley Cup replacing the cannon; the Stars ...
Furthermore, in 1836, Dodson's flag was allegedly commissioned over the meeting hall at Washington-on-the-Brazos, [4] where the Convention of 1836 met, later leading to the creation of the Texas Declaration of Independence. [5] If this theory is true, it may have been the flag proposed by politician, Lorenzo de Zavala, for the Texas national ...