On October 9, 1835, in the early days of the Texas Revoluton, a group of Texians attacked the presidio in the Battle of Goliad. After a thirty-minute skirmish, the Mexican garrison surrendered, leaving the Texians in control of the fort. The first declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas was signed here on December 20, 1835. Texians held the area until March 1836, when the Texian garrison under Colonel James Fannin was defeated at the nearby Battle of Coleto. The Texian survivors were imprisoned at the presidio until Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, when they were executed in the Goliad Massacre.
(excerpted from the history of Goliad on Wikipedia.com)
Goliad County Courthouse. Erected in 1894.
Goliad Courthouse.
Some buildings in Goliad.
Goliad Courthouse.
Bergmann Building in downtown Goliad. Established 1899.
Goliad Courthouse.
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga in Goliad State Park.
Wildflowers in Goliad State Park.
Inside the Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga.
Closeup of one of the altars in the Mission.
Another shot of the altar.
Decorative feature over the entrance door to the Mission.
A room in side the Mission.
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga.
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga.
More wildflowers in Goliad State Park.
Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, TX.
Lone trunk of a tree in Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, TX.
Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, TX.
Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, TX.
Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, TX.
Inner yard of Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, TX.
Top of the Fannin Monument.