Gonzales Bed and Breakfast Association


LINKS TO THE
MANSIONS, HOMES AND RANCHES IN HISTORIC GONZALES
THAT WILL MAKE YOU WELCOME

 
Calendar of Events
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RODEO IN GONZALES
Our new multi-million dollar covered rodeo arena has events every weekend .. just click the link
If you are going to watch cowboys, why not stay in the homes and mansions of the Cattlemen
who put the "C" in Cowboy - we even have a guest ranch where you can ride like a cowboy, with cowboys

WHERE the HECK in Texas is Gonzales???
Not ONLY can you "zoom" in on a detailed street map of Gonzales (use the "zoom" bar on the left side of the map)
BUT you can also click on the "Aerial Photo" in the upper right corner of the map for a recent color aerial photo of Gonzales


What is the "Come and Take It" Cannon and why is it famous???

 
HISTORY OF THE
"COME AND TAKE IT" FLAG

 
 
An Organization of Good Friends
who open their hearts
and the doors of their historic mansions, cottages, homes, and cattle ranch
 to guests who wish to experience the history of
 the county and town with the same name ...
 Gonzales ...
where the First Shot of the Texas Revolution was fired;
Sent the only relief volunteers to fight at the Battle of the Alamo;
Where famous Confederate units were organized and sent to war;
The great Longhorn Cattle Drives of Old Texas fame started from here;
Where famous outlaws like John Wesley Hardin rode and lived;
Where Gonzales cotton was once King and shipped to the world
Center of the largest Cattle and Chicken Industry in the World;
And home of a new multi-million dollar Rodeo Arena and complex.

 
Texas Heroes, Cattle Barons, Cotton Kings and Outlaws of the Old West lived HERE!
You can sleep in their homes, walk their streets and
FEEL THE HISTORY!!

 

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Gonzales, Texas
Location
An easy 1 hour drive from San Antonio, Austin, Victoria, 
and La Grange.
An easy 2 hour drive from Houston and Corpus Christi.
This is a great place to break a long trip to the coast
from the Dallas - Ft Worth area
(Click here for Map Quest map)


Interactive Map of Roads from San Antonio and Austin to Gonzales!!

 
LONE STAR CITY AWARD - 2006
(Article in the Victoria Advocate)
“Gonzales is the recipient of the Lone Star City Award  from the Texas Historical Foundation for extraordinary efforts in preserving and promoting the City of Gonzales” 

 
 
LINKS TO OUR OTHER FRIENDS IN TEXAS

 
 
Calendar of Local Events
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
22 September 2007 Murder Mystery
(details announced later)

October 2007

Sat & Sun, 7-8 Oct 2006  (1st Weekend of Oct)
Annual Gonzales Come and Take It Celebration
w/ Parade and Rodeos

November 2007
December 2007

December 1st and 2nd, 2007
Winterfest Celebration 
and Historic Homes tour
2PM to 6 PM

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Update 19 January 2007