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Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.
Most Texians spent the night in San Patricio, housed by sympathetic locals. The Mexican troops camped outdoors near the battle site. At dawn, Westover agreed to allow the wounded Mexican soldiers to be transported to San Patricio for treatment. [24] The following day one of the wounded soldiers, Mexican Lieutenant Marcellino Garcia, died. [21]
Battle of Goliad: Goliad: October 10, 1835 Texans captured Presidio La Bahia, blocking the Mexican Army in Texas from accessing the primary Texas port of Copano. [1] One Texan was wounded, [2] and estimates of Mexican casualties range from one to three soldiers killed and from three to seven wounded. [3] [4] T Battle of Concepción: San Antonio ...
The San Antonio River is a major waterway that originates in central Texas in a cluster of springs in midtown San Antonio, about 4 miles north of downtown, and follows a roughly southeastern path through the state. [3] It eventually feeds into the Guadalupe River about 10 miles from San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico.
The Goliad garrison had no horses to move the wagons and artillery and were forced to rely on oxen. [49] Barely 200 yards (180 m) into their journey, one of the wagons broke down, and the expedition stopped for repairs. [47] The group then took six hours to cross the waist-deep water of the San Antonio River.
Under the leadership of Juan Leal Goraz, the group in Veracruz marched overland to the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, arriving on March 9, 1731. The group joined the military community resident since 1718, forming the first government of the city and taking as its headquarters the Presidio of San Antonio de Béxar.
The San Antonio Missions are a World Heritage Site located in and near San Antonio, Texas, United States. The World Heritage Site consists of five mission sites, a historic ranch, and related properties. These outposts were established in the early 1700s by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.
General Eugenio Tolosa and the 2nd Brigade arrive near the Alamo in San Antonio. March 17 Albert C. Horton's scouts locate Col. Juan Morales nearing Goliad with the Jiménez and San Luis battalions. March 18 Albert C. Horton's cavalry and Urrea's advance forces skirmish near Fort Defiance. March 19 Fannin's command departs for Victoria.