Ep. 86: Exploring the Texas Revolution- The San Jacinto Battleground

Wise About Texas

Ken Wise

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🗓️ 3 May 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In April, 1836, two armies converged at Peggy McCormick's ranch on the banks of the San Jacinto River. In just 18 minutes, the Texian Army routed Santa Anna and the portion of the Mexican Army he commanded. Texas was free! Almost immediately, the area was revered as hallowed ground in the history of Texas. Visitors clamored to see the place where Sam Houston and the Texians claimed victory in what has been described as one of the most consequential battles in world history...the Battle of San Jacinto. Now a Texas State Historic Site, you can walk the ground Sam Houston walked and see the place where Texas independence was finally won. Come explore the Texas Revolution at the San Jacinto Battleground in this interview with Texas Historical Commission personnel in charge of preserving some of the most sacred ground in Texas.

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0:00.0	Howdy and welcome to Wise About Texas, the award winning Texas History Podcast. I'm Ken Wise your host. Thank you for
0:14.7	tuning in today for a little Texas history. This will be the final episode in my
0:18.8	series that I've been doing called Exploring the Texas Revolution where I've traveled around and interviewed
0:24.5	site directors at various historic sites important to the Texas
0:29.2	Revolution. This episode is being recorded and released in early May 2020.
0:36.0	So we are on the heels of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic where we've been
0:42.0	locked down around the state to varying
0:45.1	degrees haven't been able to travel much or really go very many places so I
0:50.6	thought that this series would be a good opportunity to on the 184th anniversary of the Texas
0:58.1	Revolution when we're all stuck at home to go through some of the Revolution sites and give you a chance to hear from the
1:04.6	directors about what you can see when we can get out of the house and visit these
1:08.8	sites and there are some good news on that front. When this episode's being
1:12.2	released Texas is starting to reopen
1:14.5	which we are all glad about and you will be able to visit all the sites that I've
1:20.3	talked to be sure and call in advance to make sure you know exactly what you're able to see and what the rules are.
1:28.0	But hopefully you can get out and enjoy some of the important Texas Revolution sites.
1:34.0	Well, this episode will be about the San Jacena Battleground.
1:40.0	I sat down with Andy Smith and Kate Johnson
1:43.2	from the staff at San Jose Battleground
1:45.4	for a great discussion about the battleground
1:47.6	and how you can experience one of the pivotal sites
1:50.6	in the history of Texas and indeed the history of the United States.
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