Colonel William James Fannin
General Thomas Rusk
Battle Reenactment at Goliad Presidio
Reenactment of Fannin’s Execution at Goliad Presidio
When General Thomas Rusk came through here after the Revolution in 1836, he was shocked to find the victims of the Goliad Massacre – unburied and exposed to the elements.
Gen. Rusk and the Texan Army gathered the remains of their fellow soldiers and gave them a proper military burial.
In 1936, exactly 100 years after the massacre, the Texas Centennial Commission created a series of monuments across the state to honor Texas heroes and to promote Texas as a destination to the world. The 35-foot tall pink granite Fannin Memorial Monument was dedicated in 1939 and marks the grave of those Texian soldiers who fell at Goliad.
Fannin Memorial Monument at Presidio la Bahía
- Hours: Daily, sunrise to sunset
- 217 US-183, East of Presidio La Bahia on Lopez Rd, Goliad, TX
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