A montage of the some the exciting experiences you can have while visiting the San Jancinto Museum and Monument

18 Minutes
That Changed
the World

Come visit where Texas won its independence

Museum Hours Today: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Site Hours Today: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Featured EventHistory Under the Star Lecture

The story of fourteen-year-old John Hill's capture and subsequent adoption by President Antonio López de Santa Anna is one of the most fascinating episodes in Texas history.  Learn more from speaker M. M. McAllen in the lecture Brave Boy and Good Soldier - John C. C. Hill.

Learn more about Texas's extraordinary history

Row boats of the Mier Expedition move down the Ri Grande.

A painting of General Santa Anna pointing toward the San Jacinto battleground

Featured CommanderAntonio López de Santa Anna

DETERMINED TO PUT DOWN rebellion in Mexico's northeastern territory, he chased Sam Houston's army across Texas, only to end up camped with his flank to Buffalo Bayou and his back to marshland...

Learn more about the five-time president and general

Featured ArtifactGold Ring

THIS RING INSCRIBED "HONOR" was worn by Sam Houston for over fifty years, earning its scratches through long wear. This is just one of the thousands of artifacts in our collection.

Dig in to our Art and Artifacts Collection

A slim gold ring engraved with the word "honor" on the inside.

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