Come and Take It

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"Come and Take It" is a historic Texan slogan and flag design symbolizing defiance against disarmament, famously associated with the Texas Revolution and the Battle of Gonzales.

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"Come and Take It" 2
Come and Take It canonical 2
Come and Take It Battle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag design
political slogan
symbol
associatedWithEvent Battle of Gonzales
Texas Revolution
countryOfOrigin Mexican Texas
surface form: Mexico (as part of Mexican Texas)

United States (later association)
dateOfFirstUse 1835
depicts small artillery cannon
hasColor black
white
hasCulturalRegion Texas
hasElement black star
cannon image
white field
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th century
hasLanguage English
hasModernUse firearms culture
merchandise
political protests
state pride symbols
hasMottoText Come and Take It
hasNotableLocation Gonzales, Texas
hasScriptDirection left-to-right
hasTheme resistance to tyranny
right to bear arms
inspiredBy Molon labe
notableAppearance Battle of Gonzales
surface form: Battle of Gonzales cannon flag
originatedIn Gonzales, Texas
partOf Texan folklore
Texas patriotic symbols
relatedTo Molon labe
Texan identity
Texas Revolution
gun rights movement
symbolizes Texan independence
armed self‑defense
defiance
resistance to disarmament
usedAs flag of defiance
protest slogan
rallying cry
usedBy Republic of Texas supporters
Second Amendment activists
Texas independence movements
Texian settlers
gun rights advocates
usedOn Gonzales flag
writtenOn Gonzales flag

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Remember the Alamo relatedTo Come and Take It
Battle of Gonzales alsoKnownAs Come and Take It
this entity surface form: Come and Take It Battle
Battle of Gonzales sloganUsed Come and Take It
Gonzales, Texas sloganOrigin Come and Take It
this entity surface form: "Come and Take It"
Gonzales, Texas motto Come and Take It
this entity surface form: "Come and Take It"