(1.30.2011) This painting is based on the famous quote that was the motto of the Texian rebels during the war- “Come and Take It”. This quote was said at the Battle of Gonzalez, but I thought that it captures the bravery of the men that were slaughtered by Santa Anna at the Alamo. Their deaths served as inspiration to Sam Houston and his men as they won Texians their freedom from Mexico and made Texas a country.