San Jacinto Day Festival brings Texas history to life
The annual San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment celebrated the 177th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico April 20 at the San Jacinto Battleground in LaPorte, Texas.
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Monument honoring Tejanos’ historic contributions unveiled at state Capitol
Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda mapped the Texas coast in 1519. In 1813 more than 1000 Tejanos died fighting for Texas’ independence from Mexico.