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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

During the Mexicans’ mid-day siesta, the Texians charged the Mexican camp screaming, “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!” Remember Goliad? What happened there? Everyone knows what happened at the ...

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 ...

Goliad State Park and Historic Site mixes Texas history with the lushness of the forest along the San Antonio River for a multifaceted getaway. The centerpiece of the park is the reconstructed ...

In 1891, a flower parade was staged in memory of the fallen heroes of the Alamo and Goliad and to commemorate the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, where Texas gained its independence from Mexico.

On April 21, 1836, in a prairie next to what’s now the Houston Ship Channel, Sam Houston’s troops won the battle that seceded ... and “Remember Goliad!” while the shots rang out.

Our Lady of Loreto Chapel at Presidio La Bahía in Goliad is one of the oldest active churches in the U.S. The stone building is a unique and lovely sanctuary. Established on the banks of the San ...