...one of the historical sites around the town of Goliad is the Fannin Battleground...this is the site where Fannin and his men fought the Mexican forces but were overcome and had to surrender...thinking they would be treated as prisoners of war...instead they were led to three different locations and were executed...When the Texas forces overcame Santa Anna at San Jacinto, the battle cry rang out "Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad!!!!
...a presidio is a fort...they were built to protect the missions and the families that lived there...the Mission Espiritu Santo was home of the largest ranching operation in Texas in the 18th century...the Presidio La Bahia was built to protect this Mission...the Mission Espirtitu Santo is located on the grounds of the State Park...there are lots of artifacts that were found in and around the mission grounds...
...the Presidio La Bahia is located about a mile from the mission...it houses the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel...it is still used today...it is the oldest building in the compound...it is one of the oldest churches in America and also one of the only buildings in existence that has its original "groin vaulted ceiling"....
...we took a walking tour of downtown Goliad...most of the buildings in today's Old Goliad date from the early 1800s....Goliad's Courthouse Square Historic District was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976....
...at various times between 1846 and 1870 the "hanging tree" was the site of court sessions...during the 1857 Cart War, this site witnessed a number of unauthorized lynchings before the conflict was brought to an end by the Texas Rangers
...while we were out and about, we found McMillan's BBQ...excellent BBQ...Louis was very personable...he has been featured in Texas Monthly and is proud of his providing BBQ for the Smithsonian...
...a drive and walk around Goliad is alive with nature.....
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