“The Battle of Gonzales” by Charles Shaw (San Jacinto Museum of History)
The Gonzales Cannon
John Henry Moore
In October 1835, the rising tension between the Mexican government and Texian settlers exploded into violence – and it happened near this spot.
One hundred years after that skirmish – now known as the Battle of Gonzales – this monument was dedicated here, to remember the first shot in the battle for Texas Independence. The sculptor, Waldine Tauch, was a Texan woman from Ballinger who studied under the prolific Italian sculptor Pompeo Coppini in San Antonio.
First Shot Monuments Historic District
- Hours: Daily, sunrise to sunset
- 4049 TX-97, Cost, TX
- National Register of Historic Places
