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Goliad State
Historic Sites
Goliad State
Historical Park : The restored Mission Espiritu Santo (Mission
Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga) and 2,200 acre park
bordering on the San Antonio River. One mile south of town on 183.
Overnight camping and fishing right on the river. 361-645-3405.
Presidio
La Bahia c.1749 - Finest example extant of a Spanish Presidio.
The site of imprisonment for Fannin and his men before their execution.
South of town on 183. Museum.
General
Zaragoza State Historic Site: Just in front of the Presidio.
There's a statue of the General and his restored birthplace. Zaragoza
was the Mexican General who defeated Maximillian's forces at the
Battle of Puebla - the occasion that more well-known by it's date
of May the fifth or Cinco de Mayo.
Grave of
Fannin and his troops
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Goliad
State Park
- Photo Gallery
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Goliad
is declared a National Historic District.
The attractions are many in Goliad ... See
Goliad › |
Grave
of Fannin and his men just East of the Presidio
TE photo, 2001 |
L - Presidio
La Bahia
R - A small canon near the grave site
TE Photos, 7-01 |
L - The Fannin
Monument in Fannin Square
R - Cannon used by Fannin and his men
TE Photos, 7-01 |
The base of the
monument
TE photo, 2001 |
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