SanJacinto

SanJacinto
San Ja·cin·to (săn jə-sĭnʹtō)
A river, about 209 km (130 mi) long, of southeast Texas flowing into Galveston Bay. The final battle of the Texas Revolution, in which insurgents under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican forces led by Santa Anna, was fought on its banks on April 21, 1836.

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