La Porte: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

Tall obelisk with a star on top – The San Jacinto monument

(San Jacinto Museum of History)

Exhibits in a museum

Inside the San Jacinto Museum of History (San Jacinto Museum of History)

Painting by Henry McArlde of the Battle of San Jacinto, circa 1895

Battle of San Jacinto by Henry McArdle (Texas State Library and Archives)

Painting of group of men talking under a tree. Titled ‘Surrender of Santa Anna’ by Henry McArdle

Surrender of Santa Anna by Henry McArdle (Texas State Library and Archives)

Historical reenactors running across a field with a flag

Texian advance, reenactment (San Jacinto Museum of History)

Historical reenactors dressed as Mexican soldiers in formation

Mexican Soldado reenactor encampment (San Jacinto Museum of History)

Man making a speech at a podium with a large audience in front and back

Sam Houston the IV speaks (San Jacinto Museum of History)

The battlefield of San Jacinto is the site of the final, shocking, and decisive conflict of the Texas Revolution. General Sam Houston and his ragtag band of Texian soldiers routed General Santa Anna’s vastly superior force – in just 18 minutes.

Today the battlefield is part of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, a historical and educational complex that includes the 570-foot San Jacinto Monument and the San Jacinto Museum of History. The museum contains displays, dioramas, artifacts and weaponry from both sides, and a dramatic film about the Battle of San Jacinto.

San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

  • Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Admission: Free
  • 3523 Independence Parkway South, La Porte, TX
  • 281-479-2431
  • Visit Website
  • National Register of Historic Places
  • A Texas Historical Commission Property
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