San Jacinto Explained

San Jacinto is the Spanish form for Święty Jacek (Polish name) or Hyacinth (Latinized name), a man who lived in Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Polish Dominican priest and missionary was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1594. He was one of several men to be called St. Hyacinth. San Jacinto may also refer to:

Military

Battle of San Jacinto, an 18-minute battle between Mexico and revolutionary Texians across from the mouth of the San Jacinto River of Texas in 1836
Battle of San Jacinto (1856), between Nicaraguans under José Dolores Estrada and American filibusters
Battle of San Jacinto (1899), between the United States and Philippine insurgents
San Jacinto Ordnance Depot, a US Army ammunition depot
SS San Jacinto (1903), a commercial passenger-cargo ship under United States Army charter during World War I
USS San Jacinto (1850), an early screw frigate of the U.S. Navy
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30), a light aircraft carrier that saw action in the latter half of World War II
USS San Jacinto (CG-56), a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988
San Jacinto Monument, Built in honor of the Battle of San Jacinto, The final battle of the Texas Revolution.