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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

Learn what new research has revealed about General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican Army and the Texas Revolution of 1835 in this talk by Gregg Dimmick on November 8.

Learn more about this deep-diving research.

Print of an officer in a bicorn hat riding a horse

Portrait of Juan Seguin in a dark military coat with gold braid ane epaulettes.

Featured CommanderJuan Nepomuceno Seguín

ASTRONG SUPPORTER OF THE FEDERALIST MOVEMENT, he formed a company of fellow Tejanos to support the Texas cause, leaving an account of the Texas Revolution...

Learn more about the Texas-born captain

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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