San Jacinto may refer to:
Military
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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 ...
, an 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas
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Battle of San Jacinto (1856)
The Battle of San Jacinto took place on the 14 September, 1856, in Hacienda San Jacinto, Managua, Nicaragua. One hundred and sixty soldiers of the Legitimist Septemtrion Army, led by Colonel José Dolores Estrada
José Dolores Estrada Vado ...
, between Nicaraguans under José Dolores Estrada and American filibusters
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Battle of San Jacinto (1899)
The Battle of San Jacinto ( fil, Labanan sa San Jacinto, es, Batalla de San Jacinto) was a battle during the Philippine–American War fought on November 11, 1899, in San Jacinto, Pangasinan, Philippines, between the Filipinos and the Unite ...
, between the United States and Philippine insurgents
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San Jacinto Ordnance Depot The San Jacinto Ordnance Depot was a World War II facility built on an almost site located on the Houston Ship Channel, approximately southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The job of the depot was to support the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy by storin ...
, a US Army ammunition depot
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SS ''San Jacinto'' (1903), a commercial passenger-cargo ship under United States Army charter during World War I
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USS ''San Jacinto'' (1850), an early screw frigate of the navy
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USS ''San Jacinto'' (CVL-30), a light aircraft carrier that saw action in the latter half of World War II
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USS ''San Jacinto'' (CG-56), a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988
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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 ...
, Built in honor of the
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 ...
, The final battle of the
Texas Revolution.
Places
United States
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San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto ( ; ; Spanish for " St. Hyacinth") is a city in Riverside County, California. It is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south and Beaumont, California, to its north. The mountains associated with the ...
* San Jacinto Canyon, former name of
Railroad Canyon
Railroad Canyon, originally named San Jacinto Canyon, also known as Cottonwood Canyon, and Annie Orton Canyon, is a valley located in Riverside County, California. It encloses the lower course of the San Jacinto River at the point where the river ...
, California
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San Jacinto Mountains
The San Jacinto Mountains (''Avii Hanupach''Munro, P., et al. ''A Mojave Dictionary''. Los Angeles: UCLA. 1992. in Mojave) are a mountain range in Riverside County, located east of Los Angeles in southern California in the United States. The mou ...
, California
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San Jacinto Peak
San Jacinto Peak (; often designated Mount San Jacinto) is a peak in the San Jacinto Mountains, in Riverside County, California. Lying within Mount San Jacinto State Park it is the highest both in the range and the county, and serves as the sout ...
, California
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San Jacinto River (California)
The San Jacinto River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 16, 2011 river in Riverside County, California. The river's headwaters are in Santa Rosa and San Jacinto ...
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San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone (SJFZ) is a major strike-slip fault zone that runs through San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial Counties in Southern California. The SJFZ is a component of the larger San Andreas transform system and is ...
, a Southern Californian fault zone
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San Jacinto Valley
The San Jacinto Valley is a valley located in Riverside County, California, Riverside County, in Southern California, in the Inland Empire. The valley is located at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains in the east and Santa Rosa Hills (Riversid ...
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San Jacinto, Indiana
San Jacinto is an unincorporated community in Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
History
A post office was established at San Jacinto in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. The name of the community commem ...
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San Jacinto, Nevada
San Jacinto is a ghost town in along Salmon Falls Creek in northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.
It was the site of a railroad station located eight miles northeast of Contact, Nevada ...
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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 ...
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San Jacinto Plaza
San Jacinto Plaza is a historic park located on the corner of Oregon and Mills in the heart of Downtown El Paso, Texas.
History
When the US government leased land from Smith's ranch, for the first Post opposite El Paso (meaning El Paso del Norte ...
, El Paso, Texas
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San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College is a public community college in the Greater Houston with its campuses in Pasadena and Houston, Texas. Established in 1961, San Jacinto College originally consisted of the independent school districts (ISD) of Channelview, De ...
, Texas
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San Jacinto County, Texas
San Jacinto County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 27,402. Its county seat is Coldspring. The county's name comes from the Battle of San Jacinto which secured Texas' independence from Mexic ...
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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 ...
Other countries
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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, tradi ...
, Colombia
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San Jacinto del Cauca, Bolívar, Colombia
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San Jacinto, Chiquimula, Guatemala
* San Jacinto,
Comondú, Mexico
* San Jacinto,
Lerdo, Mexico
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San Jacinto Amilpas, Oaxaca, Mexico
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San Jacinto Tlacotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Ancash
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 i ...
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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
Barangay ...
, Philippines
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San Jacinto, Pangasinan
San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto ( pag, Baley na San Jacinto; ilo, Ili ti San Jacinto; tgl, Bayan ng San Jacinto), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it h ...
, Philippines
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San Jacinto, Uruguay
San Jacinto is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay, and is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
Geography Location
The city is located on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 11, about northea ...
Religion
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Hyacinth and Protus
Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian (257–259 AD). Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt. Hyaci ...
, Christian martyrs
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Jacinto Casteñeda of the Vietnamese Martyrs
Other uses
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San Jacinto", a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel from ''
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
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San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from Mexico.
It is an official "partial staffing holiday" in the State of Texas ...
, a Texas state holiday
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San Jacinto High School (disambiguation)
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USS ''San Jacinto'', a list of ships of the United States Navy
See also
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St. Hyacinth (disambiguation)
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