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On March 27, 1836, the Texian captives were marched outside the presidio walls and executed, an event known as the Goliad massacre. Today, the location is a restored historical site, considered among the most attractive Spanish presidio sites in the United States. [4]
The Goliad massacre was an event of the Texas Revolution that occurred on March 27, 1836, following the Battle of Refugio and the Battle of Coleto; 425–445 prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were executed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas.The men surrendered under the belief they would be set free within a few weeks; however, this was not to be.
This map of the Presidio La Bahía was drawn in 1836. The Battle of Goliad was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution. In the early-morning hours of October 9, 1835, Texas settlers attacked the Mexican Army soldiers garrisoned at Presidio La Bahía, a fort near the Mexican Texas settlement of Goliad. La Bahía lay halfway between the only ...
Location. 28° 38.86′ N, 97° 22.976′ W. Marker is in Goliad, Texas, in Goliad County. Marker is at the intersection of Calle Cinco de Mayo and Camino de Bexar, on the left when traveling south on Calle Cinco de Mayo. The marker is located at the entrance to the museum. Touch for map.
23 paź 2023 · The Presidio, established in 1749 on this site during the Spanish colonial period, was crucial to the development of Texas. Witnessing filibustering expeditions and playing a role in the Mexican war for independence from Spain, the Presidio was the site of the Goliad Massacre on Palm Sunday, March 1836.
Sketch: Battlefield at Coleto Creek. By the Mexicans, the engagement was called "La Batalla del Encinal del Perdido" or Battle of the Lost Woods. By the Texians it was called "Fannin's Fight," "The Battle of the Prairie" or Battle of or at Coleto Creek.
A map of the town tract of Goliad was made in 1857, from data furnished by Dr. Barnard, and is on file in the County clerk's office of Goliad County. It indicates certain spots where Fannin's men were buried by Rusk's Texans.
