Historical Marker
Santa Anna Mound
Historical marker location:
Gonzales, Texas
( from Gonzales, take 183 South about 1.7 mile (junction west of intersection of 1835 and SH 97))
Marker installed: 1936
Formerly DeWitt Mound now site DeWitt Family Cemetery. Here Mexican troops camped between September 29 and October 1, 1835, awaiting delivery of the Gonzales cannon. Colonists refusing to surrender cannon, the Mexicans retreated toward Bexar, where on October 2, five miles west, the Texans overtook them. The Battle of Gonzales ensued with Texans as victors.