Goliad, Texas
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Goliad is a city and the county seat of Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution. It had a population of 1,620 at the 2020 census. It i
Historic district of downtown Goliad, Texas
The San Antonio River flows through Goliad.
Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahia
Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga site
Ignacio Zaragoza
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Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was a Mexican military officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Pu
Goliad, Texas
…presidio (20 prisoners were spared because they were either physicians or medical attendants); 342 men were killed and 28 escaped. Famous Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza was born in Goliad in 1829. He commanded the forces resisting the French Army in the Battle of Puebla, now celebrated as Cinco de Mayo on May 5, 1862…
Zaragoza c. 1850
House where General Zaragoza was born in Bahía del Espíritu Santo in what is now Goliad, Texas
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
General Zaragoza