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Explore a detailed map of the battleground of San Jacinto. Discover historical markers and other information about the battle that won Texas independence.
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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 minutes.
Covers area of San Jacinto battlefield to the northeast of present-day city of Deer Park. Shows placement of American and Mexican forces and identifies such features as Buffalo Bayou, Vince's Bayou with bridge, San Jacinto River, Lynch Ferry, woods, and swamp. Title supplied by cataloger. Blue, orange, and lead colored pencil.
As a direct result of the victory at San Jacinto, the United States would fulfill its “manifest destiny” of stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In addition to Texas, it gained New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Historical Map of the Battle of San Jacinto - April 21, 1836. Credits Used by permission of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
"Map of the Battlefield of San Jacinto and map of the positions of the Texan and of the Mexican Armies, at the commencement of the Battle of San Jacinto, at half past three o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday, April 21, 1836."
