GOLIAD – Texas history buffs frequent the Presidio La Bahia and the Mission Espirito Santo or the nearby Fannin battlefield. “Remember Goliad,” became part of the Texas Revolution’s battle cry after ...
Few people remember Goliad, outshined by the Alamo, Texas's most famous tourist attraction in downtown San Antonio. But the caretakers of Presidio La Bahia, site of the Goliad Massacre 174 years ago ...
Goliad, Texas, isn’t on many people’s radar. I’ve lived in Texas my entire life, and I had never even heard of the town of 1,500 until writing about the Lone Star State became my job. However, I wish ...
For the people behind the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas, the city's HemisFair Park is a historic and cultural gold mine — an opportunity for a living history museum they've long championed, the ...
It was about this time 300 years ago that the Spanish founded the Presidio La Bahia. La Bahia can refer to the presidio, mission and what is now considered Lavaca and Matagorda bays. The official name ...