Battle of Gonzales and Texas Independence Legacy
A speaker commemorates the 174th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales, where Texas settlers refused to surrender a cannon to Mexican soldiers. The event is framed as the foundation of Texan independence and a reflection of the values established by the United States Declaration of Independence. The narrative emphasizes the transition from 1835 to the modern era and the blessings of liberty.
gonzales· texas· san antonio· declaration of independence· founding fathers
00:00 Mr. Morbidge? Hello, it's certainly a pleasure to be here today and I guess the reason we're here is think back about what happened 174 years ago actually about four miles down the river there where some Texans caught up with some Mexican soldiers that were looking to take the cannon from the city of Gonzales and they turned them around and sent them back to San Antonio. And this is who we are, we are an independent people, basically a people that were inspired by the United States of America in the events that took place there 233 years ago, the writing of our Declaration of Independence
01:00 It's hard to imagine sitting here today under this metal roof at what it was like in 1835, October 2nd. But it was certainly a different world and we have changed so much in the last 100 years. Certainly we've changed compared with the previous two or three thousand years a remarkable amount And we are, whether we know it or not, we are blessed people. We live like kings better than kings did and we're blessed by our founding fathers decision to respect the fact that God endows man with certain inalienable rights and those rights for the right to life
