03-01 Independence Hall

Today in Texas History On the trail to Texas independence. Mar 01, 1836 – The Convention of 1836 of elected delegates convenes at Washington-on-the-Brazos. The Texas Declaration of Independence in its final draft is signed by the 44 members of the Consultation present that day. The remaining 15 delegates would arrive and affix their signatures the next day. Thirty-two to sixty men from Gonzales of the "Gonzales Company of Mounted Volunteers" enter the Alamo at 1:00 A.M. Photo: Independence Hall at Washington-on-the-Brazos.