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As a symbol of defiance, Caroline Zumwalt and Eveline DeWitt, young women from Gonzales, made a flag with the phrase "come and take it" (Spanish: Ven y tómalo) either printed above or below the cannon, or only below the cannon that they had been loaned four years earlier by Mexican officials.
The Come and Take It flag originated during a battle in the Texas Revolution, where Texans successfully resisted Mexican forces. The flag’s message stood for defiance against oppression and marked the first sign of a break between Texas colonists and the Mexican government.
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Oct 2, 2018 · The famous flag from that Gonzales clash has become a hallmark of Texas pride, with its "Come And Take It" message one of Texas' most-defining. It is the first flag used in the Texas...
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The “Come and Take It” Flag Now Symbolizes Something It Never Stood For. On T-shirts and bumper stickers, the flag that flew during the Texas Revolution has had its cannon replaced by an AR-15....
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Sep 1, 1995 · The Gonzales cannon of “Come and Take It” fame was a Spanish-made, bronze artillery piece of six-pound caliber. The gun was the object of contention in late September and early October 1835 between a Mexican military detachment from Bexar and American colonists who settled in Texas.
Dec 2, 2023 · The Come and Take It flag is the best known of the Texas Revolution flags. It was designed and painted by the women of Gonzales in October 1835 to celebrates the famous cannon that sparked the Battle of Gonzales.
Oct 2, 2018 · A replica of the “Come and Take It” flag that residents of Gonzales, Texas flew over their town, daring Mexican soldiers to attack, resulting in the Battle of Gonzales and the Texas Revolution.
