If you have ever seen the “Come and Take It” quote in reference to Texas history, this little cannon is what it is referring to. It is on display at the museum in Gonzales Texas.
The people of Gonzales asked for help with Indian attacks early in the 1830s and the Mexican Government sent this small cannon for them to use as a show of force. The Mexicans had plugged the touch hole of the cannon to render it useless, but the People of Gonzales soon fixed that problem.
When the people of Texas started pushing back against their Mexican overseerers, the Mexicans told them to return the cannon. When the Texans refused, the Mexicans sent troops to take it, and the resulting skirmish was the start of the Texas Revolution. The women of Gonzales made a flag with the famous slogan.
Sorry for the poor pictures
The people of Gonzales asked for help with Indian attacks early in the 1830s and the Mexican Government sent this small cannon for them to use as a show of force. The Mexicans had plugged the touch hole of the cannon to render it useless, but the People of Gonzales soon fixed that problem.
When the people of Texas started pushing back against their Mexican overseerers, the Mexicans told them to return the cannon. When the Texans refused, the Mexicans sent troops to take it, and the resulting skirmish was the start of the Texas Revolution. The women of Gonzales made a flag with the famous slogan.
Sorry for the poor pictures