It is not generally known that the first Declaration of Independence from Mexico was drawn and signed on the altar of Our Lady of Loreto Chapel at Presidio La Bahia. To celebrate the signing, Capt. Phillip Dimmitt’s volunteers made this flag as Nicholas Fagan cut a sycamore pole staff. They raised the flag and as […]

This flag was created by the ladies of Newport, Kentucky for Sidney Sherman’s Newport volunteers and left with them on their departure to assist the Texians in their fight for freedom. The flag depicts Lady Liberty, wielding a sword and a banner that says “LIBERTY OR DEATH”. Outnumbered again and shouting the battle cry “Remember […]

This flag has become known as the first official Flag of the Republic of Texas, accepted by the March, 1836 convention that drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico and the original Texas Constitution. Notable Tejano patriot Lorenzo de Zavala is the credited designer of this “Lone Star National Flag of The Republic of […]

In 1836, the new government of Texas accepted this new design for the “National Flag” of Texas. It was a simple, five-point star of yellow on a field of blue. The Republic of Texas was recognized by the government of the United States as a sovereign and independent nation under this flag. Texas applied for […]