📐 Custom Personalized Flag made with Flagmaker & Print. Learn more about our product line-up on the Product Details page. This custom flag design is available as both a one-sided wall flag, or a double-sided display flag

🎌 All our personalized flags are available in multiple sizes and finishing options. If you have special requests, don't hesitate to reach out to us!

✒️

The "Come and Take It" flag features a black silhouette of a Spanish-style cannon on a white background, with a single black star above it and the phrase "COME AND TAKE IT" written below, representing Texas independence and defiance against the Mexican army in 1835.
Authentic Texas
Authentic Texas
+2
Key Details and Symbolism
Origin: Created in October 1835 by Sarah Seely DeWitt and Evaline DeWitt in Gonzales, Texas, for the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution.
Imagery: The flag depicts the small cannon that the Mexican government demanded be returned to them.
Meaning: It symbolizes defiance, resistance against tyranny, and Texan independence.
Synonyms/Related Phrases: "Molon labe" (Greek for "come and take them"), which inspired the phrase, as well as "Defiant challenge".
Usage Examples
Historical: Flown during the Battle of Gonzales.
Modern: Often used as a symbol of gun rights advocacy and 2nd Amendment support.
Display: Replicas are displayed in the Texas State Capitol, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, and various universities.
The phrase is a direct translation of the Greek molon labe, which was famously spoken by King Leonidas I at the Battle of Thermopylae.