the anniversary of the fall of the alamo will be on march 6. we remember the alamo for a number of reasons, not the least of which are walt disney's 'davy crockett at the alamo,' from our youth and disney's 'wonderful world of color,' john wayne playing crockett in the movie, and the fact that the alamo chapel still stands.
most people don't remember goliad as well if at all.
on march 27, 1836, 303 texan prisoners of war were separated into three groups and marched into a field at goliad. a few of the men had been taken prisoner as much as a month earlier. the overwhelming majority had surrendered a week earlier after being assured that they would be held a few weeks and then released back to texas. instead, on palm sunday, march 27, 1836, the three groups were marched into a field at goliad and then texans were shot point-blank. those who survived the shooting were knifed and clubbed to death.
at the battle of san jacinto on april 21, 1836, i imagine the texans yelled 'remember goliad' with some vigor.
The books say so. I've been to Goliad - there wasn't much there, in the mid-80s, but a memorial pillar in a cow pasture. However, nearby was the nicely rebuilt Mission Refugio, and it was a pleasant drive from San Antonio and back.