The Most Sacred, Historical Town In Texas - What I Saw In GOLIAD
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Published 2024-01-20
This small city is home to many historical events:
The Battle Of Goliad (1835)
The Goliad Massacre (1836)
The first signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence at the Loreto Chapel
The birthplace of legendary Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza, whose successful battle against a far larger French Army is now remembered as Cinco de Mayo.
The town is named after a Mexican priest, Father Hidalgo. Hidalgo ignited Mexico's War of Independence from Spain and is Mexico's equivalent to George Washington. The name Goliad is an anagram of Hidalgo.
The Angel Of Goliad, a young Mexican woman, was responsible for saving many Texian lives at Goliad.
The Presidio la Bahia was built in 1749 by the Spanish Army and is the site of the second Texas Revolutionary Battle.
The notorious "Hanging Tree" still stands in the city's main square, next to the beautiful Goliad County Courthouse, built in 1894.
The gravesite of Colonel James Fannin and his men, massacred at Goliad, lies a few feet away from the Presidio.
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All Comments (21)
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My ggg grandfather was shot at the presidio in 1835. The first casualty of the Texas Revolution.
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My Dad always loved to visit Goliad and would tell the tales of Texas history. Thank You for honoring this Great State of Texas!
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Great video. I'd like to add that there is another extremely significant historical site in Goliad. It's Mission Espiritu Santo de Zuniga - the Spanish Colonial mission that the Presidio LaBahia was built to protect. The mission was established in 1749, and is now part of Goliad State Park and Historic Site. The museum located in one of the mission buildings is dedicated to the site's 18th century Native American and Spanish Colonial history, as well as it's 20th century Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) history. The mission grounds and buildings are lovely, and well worth a visit!
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Was raised in Yorktown, which is nearby. We left to raise a family in Corpus Christi and now moved back to Goliad rural area. Love it here!
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Australian here and that's a very cool place, Texas is No.1 on my list of places I want to visit, Goliad is now a must visit when I get over there. God bless Texas & I suspect there will be another significant chapter written in its history in years to come.
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As a Texan, I must say, good job Sir. Well done.
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Goliad is great little town. As a child my parents drove us all over Texas. To visit mission. I grew up in San Antonio. My mom's family was from Gonzales, Texas.
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i lived in rockport and hurricane harvey was brutal on this entire area . rockport was wiped out. port lavaca devastated . but since houston got ten days of rain and flooding , this entire area was forgotten and ignored.
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This was really one of your best that I have seen. Thank you for the video. β€οΈ
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Such an underrated part of texas love driving thru the area
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Going to have to watch this one again. I love the history, the court house, the hanging tree, the kitty in the fort...just everything! The house is 7 bedrooms and 7 baths, $450,00, 4,768 sq. ft., ,66 acre lot. Built in 1894. The little house fenced in with it might be included. 23 pictures of inside. Can't wait for more of your travels!
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LOVE this. The history, the tour, the narration, and everything about the channel you have created is such a welcome rest from commercial television and other nonsensical diversions. Thank you for sharing the roads with us.
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$367k off the market. From Wikipedia: The Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House at 242 N. Chilton St. in Goliad, Texas, United States, was built in 1902. It was a work of architect Jules Leffland and of building contractor Bailey Mills. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing structures. [
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400K subscribers - well done, much deserved.
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Thank you for showing my beautiful hometown
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Thanks for the history lesson. My great great grandmother was born in Goliad in 1867 and got married in Victoria in 1887. We have a lot of family history in the Goliad/Victoria area. Once again, thanks for the history lesson ππΎπ
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Col Fannin is my several times great uncle. I remember my grandfather said he was told by his great-great-grandfather that Col Fannin obeyed an order that he should have disobeyed. Sam Houston messaged to Col. Fannin that he should surrender and then join the major Texian army to continue the fight for independence. The Fannin family feels that if he had fought to the last man as did the Alamo defenders, then he would have been remembered along with William Travis, Jim Bowie and David Crocket.
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From New Zealand, I have appreciated the views into a lot of little places in the United States that I have never heard of, and it has given me an insight into the struggle of some of the American people. Can't say however, until now, that I have seen a place that I would particularly like to visit. The 'town centers' are often just plain depressing. This however, is the most fascinating place you have shown, I do not know why the history is not much more known, the architecture of the town is remarkable, it looks busy, and if I do ever visit Texas it would be first on my list to see.
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Such an awesome town to visit. Congratulations on 400k! Much love from Texas!
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One of your best so far. This channel is great for uncovering hidden history in our North American backyard, places most of us would never think to take the turn off for.
