The Joshua D. Brown Chapter is celebrating San Jacinto Day on April 21sta Texas Honor Day in the history of the Republic of Texas.
On Saturday, April 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the 2026 San Jacinto Day Celebration, presented by the San Jacinto Museum and the Texas Historical Commission, will be a day of fun, reenactments, and living history activities celebrating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Reenactors dressed in period clothing will make the epic events of April 1836 come alive, and reenactments throughout the day will recreate the dramatic events that led to one of the most decisive and impactful military victories in the history of North America.
The Mexican army, numbering about 1200 soldiers led by Antonio López de Santa Anna, was routed at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, by around 900 soldiers, most of whom were recent immigrants to Texas, under the command of General Samuel Houston.
The battle, fought along the San Jacinto River, was crucial to the success of American colonists during the Texas Revolution. The public is invited, and more information can be found at https://thc.texas. gov.>events.
Citizens of the fledgling Republic of Texas were outraged by the demolition of the Alamo, a historic Spanish fortress, and the murders of unarmed Texans captured in Goliad.
Volunteers poured in to join the expanding Texas army of General Houston. After Santa Anna’s unsuccessful attempts to understand the Texan position, there was a shootout between the two sides, and an estimated 500 Mexican reinforcements arrived.
Simultaneously, a Texan war council decided to attack, and General Houston marched to battle with his 900 troops that afternoon.
General Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, and General Martín Perfecto de Cos managed to flee during the conflict but were caught in the succeeding days.
After three weeks of imprisonment, Santa Anna was forced to approve a peace agreement requiring the Mexican army to retreat from the region, effectively allowing the Republic of Texas to gain independence.
The treaty also required him to advocate for Texas’ independence in Mexico City. These events led to the immortalization of Texan rallying cries, “Remember the Alamo” and “Remember Goliad,” and General Houston’s national recognition.
The Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the DRT will hold its April meeting on April 27th at 10:00am at the First United Methodist Church, 321 Thompson Drive, Kerrville.
This month’s speaker will be Hal Harwell, Committee Chairman of the First Families of Kendall County at the Genealogical Society of Kendall County.
Anyone interested in tracing their ancestors back to the days of the Texas Republic is encouraged to attend, or contact Registrar Sharon Acevedo at 214773-3770, or email her at [email protected].
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