Much as memories of the Goliad and Alamo deaths impelled Anglo Texans to persecute Tejanos for years after the war had ended, Estella Zermeño argues that the characterization of the battle in ...

(Erich Schlegel / The Dallas Morning News) The Goliad Massacre occurred March 27, 1836, just three weeks after the battle of the Alamo. Col. James W. Fannin and his army of men had surrendered to ...

About three weeks later Sam Houston led Texian forces to a surprise victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, his men screaming, “Remember the Alamo, remember Goliad!” as they attacked Mexican ...

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John Willingham long has been fascinated with the horrific “Goliad Massacre,” which came three weeks after the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and further riled the Texans in their war for independence.

One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of the Texian prisoners captured after the Battle of Coleto Creek. While ...

A version of this story ran in the May 2013 issue. For 28 years, Texans have been coming to Goliad, in March, to die. Dressed in authentic period uniforms, historical reenactors do battle outside ...

The annual reenactments of the Battle of Coleto Creek and the Massacre of Goliad are also a focus of Goliad’s efforts to bring in tourism, said Cristy Billo, executive director of the Goliad ...

“Remember Goliad!” was shouted in the same breath as “Remember the Alamo!” At the Battle of San Jacinto in April, the battle cry led Texas to a surprise victory over Mexican ...

The purpose of the parade is to honor the defenders of the Alamo and Goliad and to commemorate the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto that gained Texas its independence.