Goliad (/ ˈɡoʊliæd / GOH-lee-ad) is a city and the county seat of Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution.
An early Spanish mission settlement, Goliad was originally named La Bahía. Both names were then in common usage, though the latter was often mispronounced by Anglo Texians as “Labadie.”
The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio López de Santa Anna on . Fannin, because he was wounded, was shot separately at the mission on the same day.
Although overshadowed by the fall of the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre claimed the lives of twice as many Texas rebels. As the ashes of the Alamo continued to smolder, Sam Houston feared another...
Goliad is a historic city in southern Texas located near the San Antonio River. It is best known as the site of the Goliad Massacre in 1836.
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