Come and Take It flag
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The Come and Take It flag is a historic Texian banner featuring a cannon and defiant slogan, famously associated with the opening clash of the Texas Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Come and Take It" cannon flag | 1 |
| Come and Take It flag canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
historical flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Anglo-American settlers in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Gonzales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flags of revolutions ⓘ Military flags ⓘ Political flags ⓘ |
| color |
black design elements
ⓘ
white field ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers in Gonzales, Texas ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfOrigin | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Texian settlers of Gonzales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | defiance against Mexican authorities ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic symbol of Texas identity ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstUse | 1835 ⓘ |
| depicts |
cannon
ⓘ
five-pointed star ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Gonzales Come and Take It Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernVariant |
Come and Take It AR-15 flag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Come and Take It Gonzales replica flag ⓘ |
| hasReproduction | museum displays in Texas ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern Texas independence symbolism
ⓘ
modern gun rights symbolism in the United States ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ancient Spartan phrase "Molon Labe" ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogan | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstUse | Gonzales, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | cotton ⓘ |
| mottoPosition | below the cannon image ⓘ |
| mottoType | defiant slogan ⓘ |
| region | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gonzales cannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texian resistance to Mexican centralist policies ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| slogan | Come and Take It ⓘ |
| starPosition | above the cannon image ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Texian independence
ⓘ
local autonomy ⓘ resistance to disarmament ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military-style morale flag
ⓘ
political symbol ⓘ protest symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Texian militia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texian settlers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Texas Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"Come and Take It" cannon flag