Ted Cruz Wore Mask Honoring 1835 Battle Against Mexico As He ...

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• Sen. Ted Cruz was caught en route to Mexico during a historic freeze in Texas wearing a mask that referenced the Battle of Gonzalez.
• It is considered the first battle in the Texas Revolution fought against the Mexican government.
• Cruz's mask had a cannon and the words "Come and get it," which represent the battle.
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As Sen. Ted Cruz was caught en route to Mexico during a historic freeze in Texas, he wore a mask nodding to a watershed moment in Texas history.

The mask, emblazoned with a tiny cannon and the word "Come and Take it," refers to the Battle of Gonzales in 1835, when in defense of a small cannon (lent to settlers by the Mexican government four years earlier), American colonists successfully took what is now Gonzales, Texas.

Settlers in Texas also flew a flag that said, "Come and take it," referring to the cannon. It's considered the first battle of the Texas revolution.

Cruz ironically referenced that history while flying to Mexico as millions of Texans faced unprecedented power outages.

—Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) February 18, 2021

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