Battle of San Jacinto Symposium

February 7, 2004

The fourth annual Battle of San Jacinto Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2004. at the Hilton Conference Center - University of Houston campus, 4880 Calhoun Road.  The theme of the Symposium is "Digging for History: New Insights on the Origin of the Texas Revolution and the Battle of San Jacinto" and features the following speakers:

• Ted Hollingsworth and Michael Strutt from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will present the first public exhibition of the state's archeological discoveries made at the battleground during 2003 in connection with the battleground master plan.  This project is the first systematic archeological study of the park focusing on the battle.
• Dr. Gregg Cantrell, of TCU, author of Stephen F. Austin, Empresario of Texas, and Dr. Andres Tijerina, of Austin Community College, author of Tejanos and Texas Under the Mexican Flag, 1821-1836, will speak about their research on colonization in Mexican Texas and the events leading to the outbreak of the Texas Revolution.
• Jack Jackson and John Wheat will speak on their highly acclaimed new book Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign.  Jackson and Wheat also recently edited and translated Texas by Terán: The Diary Kept by General Manuel de Mier y Terán on His 1828 Inspection of Texas.
• Dr. James E. Crisp of North Carolina State will moderate the proceedings.

A pre-registration fee of $35 includes event admission, parking and lunch.  The fee will be $40 at the door.  Symposium sponsorships and patron packages are available.

The Symposium is a project of the San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board, San Jacinto Battleground Association, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, San Jacinto Museum of History, Texas State Historical Association, San Jacinto Chapters of DRT and SRT, Harris Couny Historical Commission and other co-sponsors.

The Symposium is funded in part by Humanities Texas, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Summerlee Foundation.

For more information, call 281.496.1488.

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