At around 8 a.m. on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, Colonel Portilla had the able bodied of 342 Texians marched out of Fort Defiance into three columns on the Bexar Road, San Patricio Road, and the Victoria Road. The Texas cause was dependent on the material aid and sympathy of the United States. After wandering on the coastal prairie for several days, the Georgia Battalion reached Victoria, only to find it in the possession of the Mexican army. Goliad (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l i æ d / GOH-lee-ad) is a city in Goliad County, Texas, United States.It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution.It had a population of 1,908 at the 2010 census. Previous Topic. Captain King and all but one man were executed in short order. However, he had sent most of his carts and horses with Ward to Refugio and had no cavalry. TXST 2370 / HIST 3310: Survey of Texas History Matamoros, Alamo, Goliad L25 The Goliad Massacre. Two physicians, Joseph H. Barnard and John Shackelford, were taken to San Antonio to treat Mexican wounded from the battle of the Alamo; they later escaped. You would think such a … The men were marched instead to Matamoros after the battle of San Jacinto. He asked for his personal possessions to be sent to his family, to be shot in his heart and not his face, and that he be given a Christian burial. San Antonio de Bexar. “Goliad Massacre,” The Goliad Massacre, the tragic termination of the Goliad Campaign of 1836, is of all the episodes of the Texas Revolution the most infamous. The sound of a second volley, from a different direction than the first just then reached our ears, and was followed by a confused cry, as if those at whom it had been aimed, had not all immediately been killed. In 1853, he received 320 acres in Bee County, adjacent to Goliad County. James Fannin commanded troops stationed at Fort Defiance in Goliad. Meanwhile, Mexican forces under General José de Urrea were quickly reaching Goliad, and they defeated three Texan forces at the Battle of San Patricio on February 27, the Battle of Agua Dulce on March 2, and the Battle of Refugio on March 12.[10]. 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. José Enrique de la Peña, With Santa Anna in Texas (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1975). In 1852, for his service and having escaped the Massacre of Fannin, he received a Bounty Warrant #1073 for 320 acres of land in Goliad County near Media Creek. No one stirred. Davenport presented the address, which was published as "The Men of Goliad" in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly (1939). reset. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goliad-massacre. Few of us understood the order, and those who did would not obey. Section 107 related to Copyright and “Fair Use” for Non-Profit educational institutions, which permits the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), to utilize copyrighted materials to further scholarship, education, and inform the public. The Goliad Massacre took place on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution. Santa Anna replied to Urrea's clemency letter on March 23 by ordering immediate execution of these "perfidious foreigners" and repeated the order in a letter the next day. The Mexican soldiers who stood at about three paces from us, leveled their muskets at our breasts. That afternoon, Urrea's troops surrounded the Texians on an open prairie. The Texans thought they would likely be set free in a few weeks. Most of you have heard “Remember the Alamo!” Did you know that “Remember Goliad!” was another battle cry used by Texans? In Progress. ", A more difficult situation confronted him on March 20 after James W. Fannin's surrender (see COLETO, BATTLE OF). While their friends were killed, many soliders escaped or tried to. The resolution thus gave the Mexican Army permission to take no prisoners in the war against the Texians. This is arguably the saddest thing that happened in the Texas Revolution, along with the Alamo. Founded on the San Antonio River, it is the county seat of Goliad County. Even then we could hardly believe that they meant to shoot us, for if we had we should assuredly have rushed forward in our desperation, and weaponless though we were, some of our murderers would have met their death at our hands. Victor Marion Rose, History of Victoria (Laredo, 1883; rpt., Victoria, Texas: Book Mart, 1961). [15] After several hours of fighting, the Mexicans had suffered an estimated 200 casualties and the Texians nine killed and about sixty wounded. [1] The Mexican army quickly put down revolts in the Mexican interior, including a brutal suppression of militias in Oaxaca and Zacatecas. On March 12, they encountered a group of Texian soldiers, under the command of William Ward at Refugio. Whilst these horrible scenes were occurring on the prairies, Col. Fannin and his wounded companions were shot and bayoneted at Goliad, only Dr. Shackleford and a few hospital aids having their lives spared, in order that they might attend the wounded Mexicans. They were overtaken shortly and surrendered for lack of munitions. Mexican troops under the command of General José de Urrea defeated rebellious immigrants to the Mexican province of Texas, known as Texians, in a series of clashes in February and March. General Urrea negotiated surrender "at the disposal of the Supreme Mexican Government", falsely stating that no prisoner taken on those terms had lost his life. One company, badly led, broke ranks at the beginning of Mexía's action, and half its number, together with wounded men from other companies, were captured by Santa Anna's forces the next day. Move your phone or drag your mouse to see every detail, including new information and video footage of artifacts, the role of Col. James W. Fannin, and the Battle of Coleto Creek. The Massacre at Goliad occurred in March of 1836 by the command of General Santa Anna who was making the attempts to put down the Texas rebellion by a show of force and he had no intention of showing mercy to any of the prisoners held in Goliad (Barnard, 38). The third group, on the San Patricio road, was farther from cover; only four men from it are known to have escaped. Fannin's Command at Goliad From Presidio La Bahia by Kathryn Stoner O'Connor. Urrea complied to the extent of issuing an order to shoot his prisoners, along with those captured in the battle of Agua Dulce Creek, but he had no stomach for such cold-blooded killing; and when Father Thomas J. Malloy, priest of the Irish colonists, protested the execution, Urrea remitted the prisoners to Matamoros, asking Santa Anna's pardon for having done so and washing his hands of their fate. Many were killed or captured. A On March 22 William Ward, who with Amon B. Goliad Massacre Video Details 360-degree video filmed within and around the Presidio La Bahía and Fannin Battleground State Historic Site is intended to help viewers gain a deeper understanding of the tragic story that played an important role in the 1836 march toward Texas independence. [18] Three known survivors escaped to Houston's army and participated in the Battle of San Jacinto. The Mexican army then turned northward, headed towards Goliad. His increasingly dictatorial policies, including the revocation of the Constitution of 1824 in early 1835, incited federalists throughout the nation to revolt. In view of Santa Anna's positive orders, Urrea could not, of course, accede to these terms, but refusing them would mean another bloody battle. Copies of the surrender document in English as described by Colonel Holzinger and other eyewitnesses, have never been recovered. Many of those who eventually escaped were first recaptured and later managed a second escape. The guard, which was to serve also as a firing squad, included the battalions of Tres Villas and Yucatán, dismounted cavalry, and pickets from the Cuautla, Tampico, and Durango regiments. Urrea, meanwhile, sent cavalry to surround and isolate Goliad. [11] On March 13, King was surrounded by elements of the Mexican army and sent out a plea for help to Fannin, who sent Lieutenant-Colonel William Ward and the Georgia Battalion to reinforce him. "[20] Other people known to have rescued some prisoners were: Juan Holzinger (saved two German Texians captured among Capt. The Goliad Mission. Fannin ordered the bulk of his army to retreat from Goliad on March 19, in the hopes of joining the forces of General Sam Houston. The San Antonio Grays, Mobile Grays,and others were marched along the Victoria road in the direction of the lower ford. [14] Fannin met to discuss terms with Colonel Juan José Holzinger ("Holsinger"). / Which military leader was so indecisive about whether or not he should go to help defend the Alamo that he and his men ended up getting caught by the Mexican army and had to surrender at Coleto Creek? To provide assistance, James W. Fannin, commander of forces at Goliad, sent two relief forces. Hobart Huson (Refugio?, Texas, 1949). From two groups shot on the river roads, those not instantly killed fled to the woods along the stream, and twenty-four managed to escape. Short on munitions and supplies, with no hope of rescue, the majority of Ward's men voted to surrender under good terms. About a week after the Goliad killings, Santa Anna ordered the execution of Miller and his men and the others who had been spared at Goliad, but he rescinded the order the next day. Join TSHA to support quality Texas history programs and receive exclusive benefits. The Goliad Massacre, the tragic termination of the Goliad Campaign of 1836, is of all the episodes of the Texas Revolution the most infamous. Goliad Massacre. With hostilities temporarily suspended, Frank W. Johnson and James Grant gathered volunteers for a planned invasion of the Mexican port town of Matamoros. 1887; facsimile rpt., Austin: Steck, 1935). San Jacinto. And without a moment's hesitation, I plunged into the water. Pedro (Luis?) General Urrea departed Goliad, leaving command to Colonel José Nicolás de la Portilla. Hobart Huson, Colonel Fannin's Execution of General Houston's Orders to Evacuate Goliad (MS, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin). Colonel James Walker Fannin and 341 men under his command had surrendered to General José de Urrea of the Mexican army on March 20 at the Battle of Coleto Creek. When the Mexican and Texan commissioners seeking surrender terms failed to agree, Urrea shortened the conference by dealing directly with Fannin and proposing written terms, under which the Texans should give up their arms and become prisoners of war "at the disposal of the Supreme Mexican Government." Surrender of the Force at Goliad under the Command of James W. Fannin. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. Amon B. [13] That night, King led his men in an independent escape attempt. Fannin hoped to retreat to Victoria, but he hesitated for several days. The first prisoners taken by Urrea were the survivors of Francis W. Johnson's party, captured at and near San Patricio on February 27, 1836 (see SAN PATRICIO, BATTLE OF). Portilla suffered an unquiet night weighing these conflicting orders, but he concluded that he was bound to obey Santa Anna's order and directed that the prisoners be shot at dawn. Two hours later Portilla received another order, this one from Urrea, "to treat the prisoners with consideration, and especially their leader, Fannin," and to employ them in rebuilding the town. Harbert Davenport, James W. Fannin's Part in the Texas Revolution (MS, Harbert Davenport Papers, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin). The Goliad Massacre hardened attitudes toward Santa Anna throughout the United States and inflamed and unified the Texas resistance. Jakie L. Pruett and Everett B. Cole, Goliad Massacre: A Tragedy of the Texas Revolution (Austin: Eakin Press, 1985). Urrea marched the Texians back to Fort Defiance, where they were held under guard. Hobart Huson, El Copano: Ancient Port of Bexar and La Bahia (Refugio, Texas: Refugio Timely Remarks, 1935). Goliad Massacre By Henry Le The massacre had a campaign called the Goliad Campaign of 1836.It was an effort for the Texans to survive an attack from the Mexicans. He assured Fannin that there was no known instance where a prisoner of war who had trusted to the clemency of the Mexican government had lost his life, that he would recommend to General Santa Anna acceptance of the terms proposed by Fannin's men, and that he was confident of obtaining Santa Anna's approval within a period of eight days. Translation by Carlos Casteñeda of the Centralista copy of the surrender document in the Archives of the War Department in Mexico City discovered by Dr. E. C. Barker. The events at Goliad occurred at roughly the same time as the Battle of the Alamo. 0% Complete. The Mexicans took the Texians back to Goliad, where they were held as prisoners at Fort Defiance (Presidio La Bahia). A man-by-man study of Fannin's command indicates that 342 were executed at Goliad on March 27. The TSHA makes every effort to conform to the principles of fair use and to comply with copyright law. Hermann Ehrenberg, Texas und Seine Revolution (Leipzig: Wigand, 1843; abridged trans. This order was received on March 26 by Col. José Nicolás de la Portilla, whom Urrea had left at Goliad. Portilla wrote that the total number of his prisoners was 445, exclusive of William P. Miller's eighty men, who had been captured without arms at Copano and were thus to be spared. That afternoon, Urrea's cavalry encircled the Texians. Abel Morgan, An Account of the Battle of Goliad and Fanning's Massacre (Paducah, Kentucky?, 1847?). Santa Anna,( a General that was working with the Mexicans was the one who ordered the execution of the prisoners. The Battle of Goliad was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution. Colonists in Texas, primarily immigrants from the United States, revolted in October 1835 and by the end of the year had expelled all Mexican troops from their province. Executions of prisoners occurred after the Mexican president took the Alamo, but the executions at Goliad far outnumbered those at the Alamo as most of the defenders died in battle. La Bahia-Goliad Photo Album. Under President Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican government began to shift away from a federalist model to a more centralized government. Twenty-eight of them were tried as pirates, convicted, and, on December 14, 1835, shot (see TAMPICO EXPEDITION). Join me as we look at one of the turning points of the Texas Revolution. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. Charles Adams Gulick, Jr., Harriet Smither, et al., eds., The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (6 vols., Austin: Texas State Library, 1920–27; rpt., Austin: Pemberton Press, 1968). The blood of my lieutenant was on my clothes, and around me lay my friends convulsed in their last agony. Only then were they made aware that Colonel Fannin and his men had already surrendered following the Battle of Coleto. accessed January 20, 2021, Colonel Fannin was the last to be executed, after seeing his men butchered. The prisoners held little suspicion of their fate, for they had been told a variety of stories-they were to gather wood, drive cattle, be marched to Matamoros, or proceed to the port of Copano for passage to New Orleans. Tags: Question 9 . Main article: Goliad massacre The Mexicans took the Texans back to Goliad, where they were held as prisoners at Fort Defiance. But Portilla's volleys at Goliad, together with the fall of the Alamo, branded both Santa Anna and the Mexican people with a reputation for cruelty and aroused the fury of the people of Texas, the United States, and even Great Britain and France, thus considerably promoting the success of the Texas Revolution. The darkest day in Texas history, the Goliad Massacre, took place at Presidio La Bahia on March 27, 1836 — Palm Sunday. Fannin sent Captain Amon B. Now burst in harsh accents from the lips of the Mexican commander. The Battle of Coleto ended with a Texian surrender on March 20. Forever etched in stone as the Goliad Massacre, 350 men lost their lives in cold blood — blood which would forever stain the hands of the man who ordered it, Santa Anna. The impact of the Goliad Massacre was crucial. March 27. [11] The wounded and dying were then clubbed and stabbed. Font size: The area that bordered the United States, known as Texas, was populated primarily by English-speaking settlers, known as Texians. at the decisive Battle of San Jacinto. Fannin's men wounded in the Battle of Coleto were shot or bayoneted where they lay, inside the presidio. This is a Strange Book Not strange because of what's in it, but strange because it didn't exist until the second decade of the twenty-first century. Colonel James Fannin's command was massacred by Mexican forces. Dudley Goodall Wooten, ed., A Comprehensive History of Texas (2 vols., Dallas: Scarff, 1898; rpt., Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1986). by Charlotte Churchill, With Milam and Fannin, Austin: Pemberton Press, 1968). / A "Texas forever!" The common grave remained unmarked until about 1858, when a Goliad merchant, George von Dohlen, placed a pile of rocks on what was believed to be the site. King on a mission to Refugio on March 11, to remove several noncombatant families out of the path of Urrea's army. The Texians were then fired on at point-blank range only a few hundred yards from the fort. Capt. On March 26, 1836, 19:00, Portilla received orders from Santa Anna in triplicate to execute the prisoners. The two sides clashed and fought until dark with Urrea's soldiers suffering heavy casualties,[12] when Colonel Ward received word from Fannin to rendezvous at Victoria. We created this eBook for you, and it was made possible through the contributions of our members and supporters. Though some managed to escape en route, most remained there until the Mexican government later released them. [1][2] Unrest continued in the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. Font size: Joseph E. Field, Three Years in Texas (Greenfield and Boston, Massachusetts, 1836; rpt., Austin: Steck, 1935). Joseph H. Barnard, Dr. J. H. Barnard's Journal: A Composite of Known Versions, ed. Only twenty-eight escaped the firing squads, and twenty more were spared as physicians, orderlies, interpreters, or mechanics largely because of the entreaties of a "high bred beauty" whom the Texans called the "Angel of Goliad" (see ALAVEZ, FRANCITA), and the brave and kindly intervention of Col. Francisco Garay. Believing that he had found an effective deterrent to expected American help for Texas, Santa Anna sought and obtained from the Mexican Congress the decree of December 30, 1835, which directed that all foreigners taken in arms against the government should be treated as pirates and shot. The Goliad Campaign was the 1836 Mexican offensive to retake the Texas Gulf Coast during the Texas Revolution. SURVEY . At a prearranged moment, or upon a given signal, the guards fired upon the prisoners at a range too close to miss. Some of the survivors attended the ceremony. Mexican troops under the command of General José de Urrea defeated rebellious immigrants to the Mexican province of Texas, known as Texians, in a series of clashes in February and March. General Urrea left Goliad, leaving command to Colonel Jose Nicolas de la Portilla. The "Goliad Massacre" became a rallying cry for other Texans, who shouted "Remember the Alamo!" A monument marks the burial site outside… In October, the Texians took up arms in what became known as the Texas Revolution. When Fannin and his troops arrived at Golaid, they were forced to line up. Still, Fannin became cheerful and reported to his men that the Mexicans were making arrangements for their departure. Battle of Coleto, Capitulation and Survival of the Goliad Massacre as told by John C. Duval From Early Times in Texas or, the Adventures of Jack Dobell 1892 (Headings added by current editor, WLM) Fighting was halted that day at dark. Those not killed were pursued and slaughtered by gunfire, bayonet, or lance. Fannin's Fight & The Massacre at La Bahia (Goliad) The Men of Goliad by Unit and Fate. Under a decree passed by the Mexican Congress on December 30 of the previous year, armed foreigners taken in combat were to be treated as pirates and executed. The tragedy that was Goliad had its roots in the Tampico Expedition of November 15, 1835, when General Jose Antonio Mexia attacked Tampico, Mexico, with three companies of troops who enlisted for service at New Orleans.The attack was unsuccessful, and most of … La Bahía lay halfway between the only other large garrison of Mexican soldiers and the then-important Texas port of Copano. Urrea wrote to Santa Anna to ask for clemency for the Texians. John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas, or the Adventures of Jack Dobell (Austin: Gammel, 1892; new ed., Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986). The Goliad Massacre: On March 27, 1836, over three hundred rebellious Texan prisoners, most of them captured a few days before while battling the Mexican army, were executed by Mexican forces. On this day in 1836, the Goliad Massacre takes place. Unbeknownst to the Texians, on February 18 Urrea led a large contingent of troops from Matamoros into Texas to neutralize the rebels gathered along the coast. The next morning, seeing Urrea receive one hundred more men and three more artillery pieces, Fannin agreed to surrender. There's some spooky history here in Texas. The Goliad Massacre: 360-Degree Web Film This short film uses 360-degree video technology to give fans of Texas history a new way to study and understand the Goliad Massacre. His troops easily defeated Johnson's small force at the Battle of San Patricio on February 26. Santa Annas ruthless treatment of the captured soldiers had the opposite effect than what he intended. Once the columns reached their selected location, the Mexican soldados formed into two ranks on one side of the captives. His solution was tested after November 15, 1835, when Gen. José Antonio Mexía attacked Tampico with three companies enlisted at New Orleans. In 1936, in celebration of the Texas Centennial, money was appropriated to build a massive pink granite monument, dedicated on June 4, 1938. The execution of James W. Fannin, Jr.'s command in the Goliad Massacre was not without precedent, however, and Mexican president and general Antonio López de Santa Anna, who ultimately ordered the exterminations, was operating within Mexican law. [9] On February 26, 1836, he attempted to march to San Antonio but turned back at the San Antonio River because of the inability to travel with the artillery and arms. One week later, under the orders of Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Texians were marched outside the fort and shot. [6] In late December, at his behest, the Mexican Congress passed the Tornel Decree, declaring that any foreigners fighting against Mexican troops "will be deemed pirates and dealt with as such, being citizens of no nation presently at war with the Republic and fighting under no recognized flag". The troops sang "Home Sweet Home" on the night of March 26. A thick cloud of smoke was wreathing toward the San Antonio River. William Kennedy, Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas (London: Hastings, 1841; rpt., Fort Worth: Molyneaux Craftsmen, 1925). In April 1885 a memorial was finally erected, in the city of Goliad rather than on the site, by the Fannin Monument Association, formed by William L. Hunter, a massacre survivor. Urrea satisfied his conscience by shooting King and fourteen of his men, while "setting at liberty all who were colonists or Mexicans. Though not as salient as the battle of the Alamo, the massacre immeasurably garnered support for the cause against Mexico both within Texas and in the United States, thus contributing greatly to the Texan victory at the battle of San Jacinto and sustaining the independence of the Republic of Texas. As incredible as it may sound, MASSACRE - The Goliad Witnesses is the first book to contain all of the Goliad survivor accounts. [18] He was taken by Mexican soldiers to the courtyard located in front of the chapel along the north wall, blindfolded, and seated in a chair due to his leg wound received in battle. Carlos E. Castañeda (Dallas: Turner, 1928; 2d ed., Austin: Graphic Ideas, 1970). King's company, the others "one by one" (see REFUGIO, BATTLE OF). Burr H. Duval's company, was marched toward the upper ford of the San Antonio River on the Bexar road. [4] By the end of the year, all Mexican troops had been expelled from Texas.[5]. Until this episode Santa Anna's reputation had been that of a cunning and crafty man, rather than a cruel one. As he prepared to subdue the Texas colonists Santa Anna was chiefly concerned with the help they expected from the United States. Four weeks elapsed between their capture and their execution, enabling Santa Anna to gauge in advance the reaction of New Orleans to their fate. No thank you, I am not interested in joining. It was, on the whole, that in shooting these prisoners, Mexico was acting within its rights. Urrea, meanwhile, heard of their presence and marched a flying column of 300 Mexican troops to Refugio, hoping to overtake the Texians. A In eight days, home and liberty!". Urrea, in compliance with his promise, wrote to Santa Anna from Guadalupe Victoria, informing him that Fannin and his men were prisoners of war "at the disposal of the Supreme Mexican Government" and recommending clemency; but he reported nothing in his letter of the terms that Fannin and his men had drafted for their surrender. Fannin, because he was wounded, was shot separately at the mission on the same day. The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836. Fannin could have probably cut his way to safety, but he refused to abandon the wounded. The Goliad Massacre. In some accounts of the Goliad Massacre, a Mexican woman, Francisca (Francita, Panchita or Pancheta) Alavez, sometimes referred to by other names (Alvarez or Alavesco), rescued about 20 Texian soldiers and became known as "The Angel of Goliad. [16] Fannin was unaware General Santa Anna had decreed execution for all rebels. News of the Goliad Massacre spread outrage, resentment, and fear among the population of the fledgling Republic of Texas and abroad. The gist of these was that Fannin and his men, including his officers and the wounded, should be treated as prisoners of war according to the usages of civilized nations and, as soon as possible, paroled and returned to the United States. Ruby C. Smith, "James W. Fannin, Jr., in the Texas Revolution," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 23 (October 1919, January, April 1920). [11] Weighted down with cannon and 500 extra guns, Fannin burned his extra supplies in an attempt to lighten the load. It is part of the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Texans lost. When Mexico transitioned to a centralized government in 1835, supporters of federalism took up arms. The guard on the right of the column of prisoners then countermarched and formed with the guard on the left. King had been defeated in the battle of Refugio, surrendered near Dimitt's Landing on the terms accorded Fannin, and he and about eighty of his men of the Georgia Battalion were added to the Goliad prisoners on March 25. : `` Kneel down! rest of Fannin 's men voted to surrender under good terms victor Rose. 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