Gonzales, Texas
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Gonzales is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, with a population of 7,165 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Gonzales County. Gonzales was the site of several integral events in the Texas Re
Gonzales' Municipal Building on St. Joseph St. was built in 1959 from plans by Emil Niggli and Barton Riley.
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Gonzales County Courthouse, finished in 1896 to plans by J. Gordon Riely, the master of Texas courthouses
Gonzales College, now a private residence.
Come and take it
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"Come and take it" is a long-standing expression of defiance first recorded in the ancient Greek form molon labe "come and take ", a laconic reply supposedly given by the Spartan King Leonidas I in re
Gonzales, Texas
…the county seat of Gonzales County. Gonzales was the site of several integral events in the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of Gonzales, the "Come and Take It" incident, the ride of the Immortal 32 to the Battle of the Alamo, and the subsequent Runaway Scrape. The city's cattle and poultry economy is enhanced…
Detail of a mural in the museum at Gonzales, Texas, featuring a conjectured Come and Take It flag
Fort Morris historical marker with "Come and take it!"
Conjectural replica at the Texas State Capitol showing spiked touch-hole