Goliad

The statue of the Angel of Goliad seems to be watching over Presido la Bahia. This is where Texas soldiers were held before Gen. Santa Anna ordered them to be massacred on Palm Sunday, 1836. – Photo by Murray Montgomery

The statue of the Angel of Goliad seems to be watching over Presido la Bahia. This is where Texas soldiers were held before Gen. Santa Anna ordered them to be massacred on Palm Sunday, 1836. – Photo by Murray Montgomery

The Angel of Goliad

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
By Murray Montgomery
 - Staff WriterShe was known, by the Texans, as a "high-bred beauty" and the "Angel of Goliad." A tenderhearted Mexican lady who will forever be remembered for her many acts of kindness during those dismal days of the Texas Revolution.
Goliad commander James W. Fannin while a cadet at the US Military Academy during the 1820s. Courtesy of the Dallas Historical Society

Goliad commander James W. Fannin while a cadet at the US Military Academy during the 1820s. Courtesy of the Dallas Historical Society

Santa Anna gives the order to massacre prisoners at Goliad

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterThe largest single loss of life in the cause for Texas Independence occurred on March 27, 1836.It was on that Palm Sunday when Mexican troops, acting on orders from Gen. Santa Anna, executed 341 men under the command of Col. James Walker Fannin.
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