ORDER NO. 30797
2008 SAN JACINTO DAY
Came to be heard this the 14th day of April, 2008, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioners Baldwin/Oehler. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve the Proclamation declaring April 21, 2008 to be San Jacinto Day.
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PROCLAIVIATtON
DE('L.ARING APRIL 21'`, 2008, TO BE "SAN JACINTO DAY" iN KERIt COUN1 ~~,
TEXAS.
WHEREAti The Battle of San Jacinto Commenced at 4:30 P.M. on the afternoon i>I~April ~'-!~`.
1836 in what is presentl} Harris County Tex-s and was the decisi~°e battle o!~ the
1~esas War of Independence. Led by General Sam Ilouston, marching into balllt
to the tt-ne of ..Will You Corm, Vl-With Me ~l~o "T~hc I3otivcr'~ and sho-its ~~C
"Remeit~ber the Alamo" and "Remember Goliad", the ~~I~exans cn~a:~~~°c! ,-nci
defeated General Antonio Loper do Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a battle tl~~~t
lasted only eighteen minutes. General Houston reported enemy lo5~e~ of 63+,)
killed. 208 wounded, and 730 taken prisoner. 'I~here ~~-ere ? I-eaans killed a-u1
~tiowuied. 7 dying later. Today the San Jacinto Battle Field site kcatures the Sail
Jacinto Monument with the follo~in~~ inscription:
"Measured by its results, San .Iacinto was one of the decisive. battles oh the ~~orlc#.
The freedom of Texas (not a pa--t of the United States at the time) Iiom l~lcxic:o
won here, led to annexation and the Mexican-American W'ar r~sultin~.~ in ths~
acquisition by the United States of the States of Texas. New Mexico, ,~~riroraa.
Nevada. California. Utah, parts of Colorado. Wyonung_ Kansas and Oklalwma. a
million square miles of territory."; and
~y'HERh;AS Remembering April 21'`, 1836 every year is necessary and proper to remind tic
C"itizens of Ikea County Texas of the sacrifices made hti~ our ancestors. the valiant
men and women tivho risked their lives and fortunes to gain an independent ~l~exa,~
and established a new Republic that ten years later became the t~~enty-citi,~htl-
State of the United States of America. our beloved State, ~f~exas_ and
WHh.REAS The Commissioners' Court of Kerr County "I~exas wishes to join I~he Sons ol~ flee
Republic of Texas and all Citizens of Kerr County ~I`exas in obscrv~-ncc and
remembrance of the Anniversary of this important event in 'i~exas history.
NOW TkIERF.FORE IT BE RESOLVED That Kerr County Commissioners' Co~u-t. h~ ,ul~>htion +_~f
this Proclamation, hereby declares April 21, 2008, t~ be "SAN JACINTO D:1 Y'" in Kerr
County. I~exas, and urge all citizens to par-icipate in the celebration of this historic event
that gave us an independent Teas and Kepuhlic.
ADOPTED THIS I-lth day of April, X008
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II. ;1. "I3t-ster" Baldwin. Conunissioner
Prec.itlct 1
Jonath~ n ~tr_ ,ommt.sione-•
1'~~ecinc 3
-Ilc~ C ~unty,judgt
~llia-i~ II. Williams, Commissio-~cr
Precinct
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Bruce Oehler, Camm-ssioncr
Pl~.cia~ct ~
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