Gonzales, Texas: In the Media

Gonzales, Texas: In the News

Gonzales welcomes ‘Fear of the Walking Dead’  to film the spin-off of ‘The Walking Dead.’

by TravelAwaits.com

GONZALES, Texas — The small town of Gonzales grew last week when the cast and crew of Fear the Walking Dead set up shop to film the next season of the AMC hit show.

Gonzales is the site of the first battle of the Texas Revolution. As the story goes, the Mexican Army wanted to retrieve a cannon, but the Texans told their foes to “come and take it.” Close to 200 years later, another rival came roaming the rolling hills of Gonzales—zombies.

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Texas History and Pride Combine in Gonzales

by Michael Corcoran of Texas Highways

This town of 7,628 has the only state-designated Texas History Museum District, plus there’s a Pioneer Village of cabins, blacksmith shops, a barn, a church, and a smokehouse that embodies the 1800s. A few miles outside of town, a monument marks the site of the battlefield where the first shots of the Texas Revolution were fired in 1835. The actual cannon is on display at the Gonzales Memorial Museum; flags depicting it with the defiant “Come and Take It!” slogan, which taunted Mexican troops, are omnipresent reminders that Gonzales might as well be nicknamed the “Live Texas History Capital of the World.”

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3 Underrated Texas Christmas Towns To Visit This Season

by TravelAwaits.com

Gonzales has a charming downtown area positioned around a central square. Decked out for the holidays with lights and other festive accouterments, Gonzales is a fun place to browse local boutiques and soak in the atmosphere. The city’s annual winter celebration, Winterfest, takes place in early December.

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Showing a small family looking out over the rapids of a river.

8 Most Charming River Towns In Texas To Visit In 2024

by WorldAtlas.com

On the banks of the Guadalupe River in the town of Gonzales, the Texas Revolution commenced with the first cannon fire. Travelers can admire the actual cannon that started the conflict at the Gonzales Memorial Museum. More importantly, you can appreciate the volunteers from Gonzales who fought in the Alamo, known as the Immortal 32.

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