First Flag and Banknotes of the Republic of Texas handcrafted-texas-flags adventurers and spectators swamped the

adventurers and spectators swamped the town

and later became a common feature on early American coins

The routes of explorers

that names Texas as a Republic on the face of the map itself

and at dawn of the next day were on the edge of the grassy plains of San Jacinto

First Flag and Banknotes of the Republic of Texas handcrafted-texas-flags adventurers and spectators swamped theThe first Constitutional Convention had begun its work by declaring Texas' independence from Mexico, writing a new constitution and electing the first leaders. A committee of five delegates, all signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was selected and their choice for a design for a new flag was approved by the entire convention on May 11th, 1836. The elegant design was the work of Lorenzo de Zavala, the most accomplished statesman among the