Daughters of the Republic of Texas - Seguin Chapter

TEXAS HONOR DAY! SAN JACINTO DAY!

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.

The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. A detailed, first-hand account of the battle was written by General Houston from the headquarters of the Texan Army in San Jacinto on April 25, 1836. Numerous secondary analyses and interpretations have followed.

General Santa Anna, the president of Mexico, and General Martin Perfecto de Cos both escaped during the battle. Santa Anna was captured the next day on April 22 and Cos on April 24. After being held for about three weeks as a prisoner of war, Santa Anna signed the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country. These treaties did not necessarily recognize Texas as a sovereign nation but stipulated that Santa Anna was to lobby for such recognition in Mexico City. Sam Houston became a national celebrity, and the Texans' rallying cries from events of the war, "Remember the Alamo" and "Remember Goliad", became etched into Texan history and legend.

183 years ago on April 20th, 1842

On this day in 1842, the Adelsverein (the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas) was provisionally organized by twenty-one German noblemen at Biebrich on the Rhine, near Mainz. The society was formed to establish a new Germany on Texas soil by means of an organized mass emigration. In May 1842 the association sent two of its members, counts Joseph of Boos-Waldeck and Victor August of Leiningen, to Texas to purchase land. In January 1843 Boos-Waldeck bought a square league (4,428 acres) in what is now Fayette County, near Industry, as the base for future colonization. The first immigrants disembarked in Texas in December 1844, near Carlshafen (later Indianola). The society brought more than 7,000 Germans to Texas. It also established Texas as a major goal of subsequent emigration from Germany.

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3 proud DRT ladies Kreschendalyn Elley Backus and Stefanie Pekarek of Seguin and Amy Schoenfeldt of Gonzales Traveled to Washington on the Brazos this week to meet and participate in discussions on how to collaborate to preserve and promote the stories of the great country and state of Texas.
They heard Senator Lois Kolkhorst speak about this land we all love. We are proud of the work she has accomplished and encourage her to continue.

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This year we added a Toast to Texas window decorating contest to include our local downtown businesses for Texas Independence Day!

Please take the time to check out their displays in Downtown Seguin!

What a fantastic day! The weather held up until after the ceremony.

Please join us at Central Park at 11am. We look forward to seeing you!!

What a great day in History!! Nasdaq Texas celebrates its official launch by ringing the Nasdaq Closing Bell remotely from the Alamo with the first cohort of dual listings on the exchange. This event commemorates the 190th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo and marks the first time a bell‑ringing ceremony has been held at this iconic site. Click the link below to see this momentous event.

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