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Gonzales Main Street

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Gonzales Main Street
Gonzales, Texas (Gonzales County)
Photo Credit: TEXScout / Texas Film Commission

Gonzales holds a unique place in Texas history as the site of the firing of the first shot for Texas independence. The townsmen stood on the bank of the Guadalupe River and refused to give up their small cannon to the Mexican Army, fashioning a flag with words that would echo through the years, “Come and Take it.” After the fall of the Alamo, General Sam Houston ordered the town of Gonzales burned. Later, soldiers and townspeople returned to Gonzales to rebuild their town. The 49 original blocks and seven public squares laid out in the shape of a Greek cross withstood the test of time and form the first Texas History Museum District. Today, visitors can download the GPS based Tour Gonzales smart phone app that will guide them through a tour of seven museums, 30 historic homes, downtown, parks and recreation.

Gonzales TX Travel

Films Featured

  • The Son (TV Series, 2017-2019)
    • St. George Street in Gonzales was transformed into 1900's Old Mexico, lined with shops and a hotel for The Son's final season premiere. When Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan) rescues his son Pete (Henry Garrett) from a Mexican gang, he’s covered in dirt and his hair is long and unkempt, so Eli takes him to a barber shop in a nearby town to clean him up. Eventually, they leave the Mexican town more unwelcome than when they arrived.

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Gonzales Main Street in THE SON
The Son (2019) / © AMC
Gonzales Main Street
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Gonzales Main Street in THE SON
The Son (2019) / © AMC
Gonzales Main Street
Photo via TEXScout / Texas Film Commission
Gonzales Main Street in THE SON
The Son (2019) / © AMC

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