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Goliad (gō`lēăd), city (1990 pop. 1,946), seat of Goliad co., S Tex., on the San Antonio River, SE of San Antonio. It is a market for the surrounding farm region. A Spanish mission and presidio moved to Goliad in 1749. After the start of the Texas Revolution (1836), Goliad was seized by Texan forces under Col. J. W. Fannin. When Mexican troops advanced into Texas, Fannin evacuated Goliad with about 300 men but was overtaken. After a hopeless battle, he surrendered on Mar. 20, 1836; a week later most of the prisoners were shot by the Mexicans. The American settlement grew up across the river, and the restored mission and the ruins of the old presidio are in a state park. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ten years later, the legend continues, Bull exacted his revenge on Americans by massacring the prisoners at Goliad and sacking the Alamo in an attempt to quell the Texan rebellion, but the crypto-Kentuckian's spree was short-lived, for he was soon captured at the Battle of San Jacinto. Two days earlier, Travis had dispatched James Bonham, a childhood friend from South Carolina, to Goliad in search of help. If you were to venture to Goliad State Historical Park near San Antonio, you would find artifacts from the early Mission Period, including two sand molds that were used by early settlers for casting metal. |
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