Fannin Burial Monument Goliad State Park Historic District
Fannin Burial Monument Goliad State Park Historic District
Names of Colonel Fannin's men - inscribed on the face of the monument
After battle of Coleto (March 19 - 20, 1836), where a Texas Army under Col. James Walker Fannin met defeat by Mexicans in superior numbers, the Texas soldiers were held in Presidio La Bahia, supposedly as war prisoners. However, by order of Mexican Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, approximately 400 of Fannin's men were marched out and massacred on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836. The wounded were shot one by one in the fort compound.
Goliad, Texas: Presidio La Bahia, Mission Espiritu Santo, Fannin Grave
We visited Goliad, Texas during our trip to the Gulf Coast last month. Goliad is important to Debra as she has both ancestral and professional connections to this area that she shares in this video. While in Goliad we visited the historic fort known as Presidio La Bahia, the historic Spanish mission known as Mission Espiritu Santo, and the grave of Colonel Fannin and his men. The Mission Espiritu Santo is located within Goliad State Park, while Presidio La Bahia and Colonel Fannin’s gravesite are just a short distance away. These sites are a few of the things to do in Goliad, the site of the Goliad, Texas massacre that played such an important role in the Texas Revolution.
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Presidio La Bahía Goliad State Park And Historic Sites
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Originally built in 1749 to protect the Mission and the frontier, it later played a major role in the Texas Revolution. Here, Colonel Fannin and his ill-fated men were held prior to being executed at Santa Anna's order, an act of infamy later recalled at the Battle of San Jacinto with the cry, Remember Goliad! Remember the Alamo!
Goliad is one of the few places in North America where you can visit both an 18th-century Spanish-Colonial mission and presidio (fort) complex, to understand the roles of the Catholic Church and the Spanish military in settling the New World.
Near the Presidio is the Fannin Memorial Monument. After the defeat of the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto, as General Rusk and the Texas army was following the Mexican army out of Texas, when they arrived at Goliad, they gathered up the remains of Fannin and his men and buried them at a site to the southeast of Presidio La Bahia.
Remembering Goliad and Presidio La Bahia
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For the first day of our visit to Goliad, Texas, we got set-up at the state park, grabbed a bite at the Empresario Restaurant, toured the Markethouse Museum, visited the memorials to Ignazio Zaragoza, the Angel of Goliad, and the Goliad Massacre victims. Then we spent the night at an old (and haunted?) Spanish colonial-era fort, Presidio la Bahia.
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Ghosts of the Goliad Hanging Tree
Hanging tree in Goliad Texas. We decided to stop here on our way to Yorktown Memorial Hospital. Historical markers around tree did not indicate how many people were hanged here, but likely dozens if not hundreds were.
Angel Of Goliad - April 10, 2017 - Travels With Phil - Unedited
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel ----- - - - - - Angel Of Goliad: Francisca Alvarez. According to Wikipedia: Francita Alavez (c. 1816 – c. 1906) was known as the Angel of Goliad, for saving the lives of Texas prisoners of war in the Goliad Massacre and at Copano and Victoria, Texas, by interceding on their behalf and persuading the help of Mexican officials. There are several different spellings of her first name in different historical accounts - April 10, 2017 - Travels with Phil by Phil Konstantin -
Fannin Battlefield - April 10, 2017 - Travels With Phil - Unedited
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel ----- - - - - - Fannin Battlefield, or the Battle of Coleto Creek. On May 19 and 20 (just a few days after the fall of the Alamo), Colonel James Fannin and almost 400 volunteers were surrounded by a significantly larger Mexican Army on this open prairie. The fought through the night. The Texians finally surrendered when the Mexican Army was able to bring in their cannons. Fannin thought his men would be treated as prisoners of war. However, General Santa Ana (President and Dictator of Mexico) had issued an edict which said all combatants would be executed as 'pirates'. Fannin's men were marched to Goliad, where the sentence was carried out a week later. - April 10, 2017 - Travels with Phil by Phil Konstantin -
Execution of Col. Fannin
Colonel James Fannin is the final prisoner executed.
Goliad Beer and Fannin Battleground
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We sampled some awesome Goliad Brewery beer, wandered through the battleground at Coleto Creek, visited the birthplace of the general who led Mexican troops to victory at Puebla, and went shopping in downtown Goliad!
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James Walker Fannin, Jr.was a 19th-century U.S.military figure in the Texas Army and leader during the Texas Revolution of 1835–36.After being outnumbered and surrendering to Mexican forces at the Battle of Coleto Creek, Colonel Fannin and nearly all his 344 men were executed soon afterward at Goliad, Texas, under Santa Anna's orders for all rebels to be executed.
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Goliad Massacre Reenactment Video
The Goliad Massacre was an event that occurred on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, in which nearly 500 prisoners of war from the army of the Republic of Texas were killed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas. The set of casualties included commander James Fannin. The killing was carried out under orders from General and President of Mexico Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Despite the protests for clemency by General José de Urrea, the massacre was reluctantly carried out by Lt. Colonel José Nicolás de la Portilla.
The Mexicans took the Texans back to Goliad, where they were held as prisoners at Fort Defiance (Presidio La Bahia). The Texans thought they would likely be set free in a few weeks. Urrea departed Goliad, leaving Colonel José Nicolás de la Portilla in command. Urrea wrote to Santa Anna to ask for clemency for the Texans. Under a decree passed by the Mexican Congress on December 30 of the previous year, armed foreigners taken in combat were to be treated as pirates and executed. Urrea wrote in his diary that he ...wished to elude these orders as far as possible without compromising my personal responsibility. Santa Anna responded to this entreaty by repeatedly ordering Urrea to comply with the law and execute the prisoners. He also had a similar order sent directly to the Officer Commanding the Post of Goliad. This order was received by Portilla on March 26, who decided it was his duty to comply despite receiving a countermanding order from Urrea later that same day.
The next day, Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, Portilla had between 425 and 445 Texians marched out of Fort Defiance in three columns on the Bexar Road, San Patricio Road, and the Victoria Road, between two rows of Mexican soldiers; they were shot point blank, survivors were clubbed and knifed to death.
Forty Texians were unable to walk. Thirty-nine were killed inside the fort under the direction of Captain Carolino Huerta of the Tres Villas battalion, with Colonel Garay saving one, Jack Shackelford. Fannin was the last to be executed, after seeing his men killed. Aged 32, he was taken by Mexican soldiers to the courtyard in front of the chapel, blindfolded, and seated in a chair (due to his leg wound from the battle). He made three requests: that his personal possessions be sent to his family, to be shot in the heart and not the face, and to be given a Christian burial. The soldiers took his belongings, shot him in the face, and burned his body along with those of the other Texians who died that day.
The entire Texian force was killed, except for 28 men who feigned death and escaped. Among these was Herman Ehrenberg, who later wrote an account of the massacre. Another person who survived was William Lockhart Hunter.
Due to the intervention of Francita Alavez (the Angel of Goliad) and the courageous effort of Garay, 20 more men were spared to act as doctors, interpreters, or workers, including Shackelford.
Also spared were the 75 soldiers of Miller and the Nashville Battalion. They were later marched to Matamoros.
Spared men were given white arm bands, and while wearing them could walk about freely. They were advised not to take off the arm band, since Mexican troops were hunting for those few who had escaped from Coleto, Victoria, and the massacre itself.
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Presidio La Bahia, Goliad TX | Historic Fort | RV Texas
Take a Tour of Presidio La Bahia! The oldest standing fort west of the Mississippi River, still stands today in Goliad, Texas. Presidio La Bahia, built here in 1749, is so rich in Texas history, that you can feel that history as you walk its grounds.
This historic fort in Texas played a role in the American Revolution and, many historians believe that the events that took place here had a direct impact on the final outcome in the Texas fight for Independence during the 19th century. For more information on Presidio La Bahia visit
Presidio La Bahia is an absolute must visit destination for anyone interested in Texas history. It is located just south of Goliad State Park and Historic Site and the town of Goliad, Texas.
We (Tom & Stacie) are Native Texans who are all about exploring the Lone Star State in our weekend home on wheels. We're always looking for fun and interesting places to visit. Have you been to Presidio La Bahia? We'd love to hear about your visit. Please leave a comment and tell us about it.
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Exploring one of Americas Oldest Forts from the 1800's
We took a walk through of the Presidio La Bahia in Goliad TX. This is the second oldest Fort in the United States next to the Alamo. The Fort was attacked and fell weeks after the Alamo during the Revolution. During this attack the infamous warrior Col James Fannin and his men took the fight outside the walls and was taken as prisoners of war. Within days of the loss the opposition brutally executed Col Fannin and his men merely 100 yards from the walls of the Presidio. It is said that Col Fannin and his men still walk these grounds along with a few other spirits inside and outside these walls. Look out for our night investigation of the grounds of the memorial and the field where these heroes were slained.
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San Fernando Cathedral - Travis, Boone, Crockett's Burial Place
Here Lie the Remains of Travis, Crockett, Bowie and Other Alamo Heroes. Formerly buried in the sanctuary of the Old San Fernando Church. Exhumed July 28, 1936. Exposed to public view for a year. Entombed May 11, 1938
Battle of San Jacinto and The San Jacinto Monument (Memorial Day)
Dennis J. and I put together a little video to give some facts about how the Battle of San Jacinto helped shaped American history. Many men lost their lives in the war that helped Texas and the United States become what it is today. Let's show our appreciation to the people who have contributed to what we have today this Memorial Day and every time we have the opportunity.
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