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The mission itself devolved to the City of Goliad. The old mission's stones were also allowed to be removed and used for local construction. [ 4 ] The city leased the site between 1848 and 1856, first for a Baptist school and then a Presbyterian school, but the building gradually fell into ruin.
The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía, known more commonly as Presidio La Bahía, or simply La Bahía, is a fort constructed by the Spanish Army.It became the center of a community that developed as the modern-day city of Goliad, Texas, United States.
Goliad (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l i æ d / GOH-lee-ad) 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. [5] [6] It is part of the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Battle of Goliad was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution. In the early-morning hours of October 9, 1835, Texas settlers attacked the Mexican Army soldiers garrisoned at Presidio La Bahía , a fort near the Mexican Texas settlement of Goliad .
The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise the many ... It moved in 1726 near Victoria and in 1748 to present-day Goliad. [42] [43] [39 ... Map of Mission, Presidio, and ...
The Spanish established many missions, while the French built and moved Fort St. Louis many times. A few simple fortifications were established in this era to protect both French and Spanish claims from each other, and to protect expeditionary operations from unwelcoming local inhabitants.
If it seems like you and everyone around you are getting sick this winter, you're not wrong. Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending ...
U.S. Highway 59 about 4 miles west of Goliad 28°38′40″N 97°26′20″W / 28.6444°N 97.4389°W / 28.6444; -97.4389 ( Ruins of Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario de los Goliad