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GonzalesGonzales is a Guadalupe River town where the first military clash of the Texas Revolution, the 'Come and Take It' story, a broad historic district, museums and nearby Palmetto State Park create a strong history-and-outdoors weekend east of San Antonio.
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Come and Take It CelebrationPermanent Texas Defined event guide · Gonzales · October 2–4, 2026 · Recurrence-derived planning window
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Palmetto State ParkA small, lush park near Gonzales where dwarf palmettos, swampy lowlands, the San Marcos River and a CCC-built landscape create scenery that feels unexpectedly subtropical for Central Texas.
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Military in Mexican Texas: Presidios, Militias, Anahuac and the Road to RevolutionBetween Mexican independence in 1821 and the Texas Revolution in 1835, military power in Texas shifted from thin presidio garrisons to settler militias and larger Mexican deployments.