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San Jacinto (other)
San Jacinto may refer to: Military * Battle of San Jacinto, an 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas * Battle of San Jacinto (1856), between Nicaraguans under José Dolores Estrada and American filibusters * Battle of San Jacinto (1899), between the United States and Philippine insurgents * San Jacinto Ordnance Depot, a US Army ammunition depot * SS ''San Jacinto'' (1903), a commercial passenger-cargo ship under United States Army charter during World War I * USS ''San Jacinto'' (1850), an early screw frigate of the navy * USS ''San Jacinto'' (CVL-30), a light aircraft carrier that saw action in the latter half of World War II * USS ''San Jacinto'' (CG-56), a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988 Places United States * San Jacinto, California * San Jacinto Canyon, former name of Railroad Canyon, California * San Jacinto Mountains, California * San Jacinto Peak, California * San Jacinto River (California) * San Jacinto Fault Zone, a Southern Californian fault zone * San Jaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto ( es, Batalla de San Jacinto), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Pasadena, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. A detailed, first-hand account of the battle was written by General Houston from the headquarters of the Texan Army in San Jacinto on April 25, 1836. Numerous secondary analyses and interpretations have followed. General Santa Anna, the president of Mexico, and General Martín Perfecto de Cos both escaped during the battle. Santa Anna was captured the next day on April 22 and Cos on April 24. After being held for about three weeks as a prisoner of war, Santa Anna signed the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country. These treaties did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto Monument
The San Jacinto Monument is a column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, about 16 miles due east of downtown Houston. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. The monument, constructed between 1936 and 1939 and dedicated on April 21, 1939, is the world's tallest masonry column and is part of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. By comparison, the Washington Monument is tall, which is the tallest stone monument in the world. The column is an octagonal shaft topped with a Lone Star – the symbol of Texas. Visitors can take an elevator to the monument's observation deck for a view of Houston and the San Jacinto battlefield. The San Jacinto Museum of History is located inside the base of the monument and focuses on the history of the Battle of San Jacinto and Texas culture and heritage. The San Jacinto Battlefield, of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto, Masbate
San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,686 people. It is located on Ticao Island. Geography Barangays San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of San Jacinto, Masbate, was 29,686 people, with a density of . Economy Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao The municipality is part of Ticao island, which is known as an ''archaeological landscape'', possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the ''Ticao petrographs''. Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an ''ecological frontier'' for the conservation of manta ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote. The name of the region originates from the Quechua word ('light, of little weight'), from ('blue') or from ('eagle'). Geography Ancash is a land of contrasts: it features two great longitudinal valleys, which combine the mountain characteristics of the Callejón de Huaylas (Alley of Huaylas) with the sylvan ones of the Alto Marañón. Kilometres of sandy beaches and the blue waters of the Pacific. The territory of the coast, high plateaux and Andean '' punas'' of the department are flat, while the rest of the territory, in the Andes, is very rough. In the west, there are slopes with strong declivity form narrow canyons with abrupt and deserted sides. The rough territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto Tlacotepec
San Jacinto Tlacotepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 233.5 km². It is part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region. Demography As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,145. The local language, Zenzontepec Chatino, is also spoken in the municipality of Santa Cruz Zenzontepec Santa Cruz Zenzontepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the U ... and in the former municipality of Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl. References {{Sola de Vega District Municipalities of Oaxaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto Amilpas
San Jacinto Amilpas is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 12.76 km². It is part of the Centro District Centro District is located in the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes the state capital Oaxaca and satellite towns. The district has an average elevation of 1,550 meters. The climate is mild, with average ... in the Valles Centrales region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,100. References {{Centro District, Oaxaca Municipalities of Oaxaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerdo (municipality)
Lerdo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Lerdo. The municipality covers an area of 1868.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 141,043, up from 129,191 as of 2005. As of 2010, the city of Lerdo had a population of 79,669. Other than the city of Lerdo, the municipality had 485 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Nazareno (7,515), Ciudad Juárez (7,069), La Loma (4,045), León Guzmán (3,335), Carlos Real (San Carlos) (3,021), El Huarache (El Guarache) (2,709), Villa de Guadalupe (2,376), classified as urban, and Juan E. García (2,457), Sapioris (1,866), San Jacinto (1,661), Los Ángeles (1,616), La Goma (1,522), Ejido 21 de Marzo (1,408), Seis de Enero (1,372), Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comondú Municipality
Comondú is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It had a population of 70,816 inhabitants in 2010 census (INEGI). With a land area of 16,858.3 km2 (6,509.03 sq mi), it is the seventh-largest municipality in area in Mexico. The municipal seat is located in Ciudad Constitución. The Spanish missions of San José de Comondú and San Luis Gonzaga are located in this municipality. Rocas Alijos, a group of tiny rocks that are 300 km west off the coast, are part of the municipality. Politics The Municipality of Comondú was one of the first three municipalities created in the then Federal South Territory of Baja California as part of a presidential decree of 1971, after a constitutional amendment allowing the creation and election of local councils in the territory, hitherto divided into political delegations. Dated January 1, 1972 Comondú was formally the first City Council. The township government rests with the council; it consists of the Mayor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto, Chiquimula
San Jacinto () is a municipality, in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H .... It has a population of 12,619 (2018 census) Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala and cover an area of 72 km2. References {{coord, 14, 40, N, 89, 30, W, source:kolossus-itwiki, display=title Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto Del Cauca
San Jacinto del Cauca is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. Climate San Jacinto del Cauca has a tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ... (Am) with moderate to heavy rainfall from December to April and very heavy rainfall from May to November. References Municipalities of Bolívar Department {{Bolivar-Colombia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto, Bolívar
San Jacinto is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The San Jacinto archaeological site is located near the town. Culture San Jacinto is the most important town in northern Colombia for local, traditional woven textiles such as hammocks and clothing as well as handicrafts. The town is also famous as the birthplace of the Latin Grammy Award winner cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ... group Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto. References Municipalities of Bolívar Department {{Bolivar-Colombia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jacinto River (Texas)
The San Jacinto River ( , ) flows through southeast Texas. It is named after Hyacinth of Caesarea, Saint Hyacinth. In the past, it was home to the Karankawa and Akokisa tribes. The river begins with a west and east fork; the west fork begins in Walker County, Texas, Walker County, to the west of Huntsville, Texas, Huntsville, and flows southeast through Montgomery County, Texas, Montgomery County, where it is dammed to create Lake Conroe. The east fork begins in San Jacinto County, Texas, San Jacinto County, a few miles west of Lake Livingston, then flows south through Cleveland, Texas, Cleveland. The confluence of the west and east forks occurs in northeast Harris County, Texas, Harris County, where the river is dammed to create Lake Houston. Continuing southward, the river merges with Buffalo Bayou before the mouth of Galveston Bay, forming part of the Houston Ship Channel. The Battle of San Jacinto was fought near the rain-swollen Buffalo Bayou in what is now Harris Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
