Texas

To celebrate the signing of the first Declaration of Independence from Mexico, Capt. Phillip Dimmitt’s volunteers made this flag as Nicholas Fagan cut a sycamore pole staff. They raised the flag and as it unfurled for the first time it was...

Inherited by many Americans as a cry of defiance, the saying "Come and Take It" actually comes from the Battle of Gonzales, the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. When the Mexican authorities demanded the return of a cannon loaned to the...

Boldness. Determination. Even a little cockiness. Just like a Texan. Travis writes to Houston from the Alamo that he won't back down from the Mexican Army, but how he could really use a little help. GRAPHIC Dark Brown water-based ink FIT Retail...