go gonzalez, to protect their lives and protect their homes. the texans refused. [applause] they were not about to give up their only means of self-defense. in response, santa anna s army returned with a large group of additional people. they had men all over the place, the army was big. this time they were met by dozens of texans, soldiers, settlers and ordinary citizens, who had rushed to gonzalez to defend their rights and freedom as santa ana s men watched from a distance, brave texans raced the flag for all to see. you know what it said. on the banner, they painted a cannon, along with four words that echoed through the ages. you know what it is. it said come and take it.