Texas History: Massacre at Goliad(Texas, Palm Sunday, March 27th,1836)

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The Massacre at Goliad

At dawn of day, on Palm Sunday, March 27th, the Texans were awakened by a Mexican officer, who said he wished them to form a line, that they might be counted. The men were marched out in separate divisions, under different pretexts. Some were told that they were to be taken to Copano, in order to be sent home ; others that they were going out to slaughter beeves ; and others, again, that they were being removed to make room in the fort for Santa Anna. Dr. Shackleford, who had been invited by Colonel Guerrier to his tent, about a hundred yards southeastwardly from the fort, says: " In about half an hour, we heard the report of a volley of small-arms, toward the river, and to the east of the fort. I immediately inquired the cause of the firing, and was assured by the officer that ' he did not know, but supposed it was the guard firing off their guns.' In about fifteen or twenty minutes thereafter, another such volley was fired, directly south of us, and in front.

At the same time I could distinguish the heads of some of the men through the boughs of some peach-trees, and could hear their screams. It was then, for the first time, the awful conviction seized upon our minds that treachery and murder had begun their work ! Shortly afterward, Colonel Guerrier appeared at the mouth of the tent. I asked him if it could be possible they were murdering our men. He replied that ' it was so ; but he had not given the order, neither had he executed it.' "

In about an hour more, the wounded were dragged out and butchered. Colonel Fannin was the last to suffer.

[SwinneySwitch]

Remember Goliad!

[John-Irish]

Mexico, a murdering crap hole then; a murdering crap hole today.

[VRWCTexan]

My Great-grandfather (x4) Kneeland Taylor, along with his brother-in-law, were among the prisioners shot that day!

[SwinneySwitch]

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[devane617]

God bless TEXAS and those that made us free Texans...

[urtax$@work]

also, Remember Refugio !
Several Texians executed there during the Revolution.

[Tax-chick]

A famous event on your birthday!

[bert]

We spent the month November wandering around the fabulously great state of Texas including the war places and monuments and Goliad. We visited the Presidio La Bahia and witnessed the documents and carefully made hand stitched flags and relics.

When we review the history of the great events of 1836, we see that Texicans living as a part of Mexico were revolted by the changes wrought by Santa Anna who trashed the Constitution and assumed the role of dictator. The Texans would have none of it and in various ways in various groups wrote several constitutions for their new Republics. It was not a homogeneous effort but did finally coalesce when faced with invasion.

We find our selves today in a situation more nearly like that of the Texicans with Mexico than the colonists and England. We should study Texas History and take lessons from that magnificent effort of the people over tyranny.

Obama et all should beware. The wrath of an upset and focused people will not be kind. Princess Nancy's head on a pike is not beyond the bounds of reason.

[Texas resident]

If you have a Texas flag and can fly it, do so. March and April are rich in Texas history. Plus it is one of the few places in our country that is still high ground.
We were a separate country from 1836 to 1845.
Never forget it.

[Texas resident]

Yep, they won at the Alamo, but didn’t at San Jacinto. Look deeply at the results of the battle of San Jacinto. The Texans were especially brutal. But the Mexican army warranted the brutality. Poop happens.

[bert]

......Texans were especially brutal.......
well, that depends on the definition of exceptionally

The Texans shouting Remember the Alamo and Remember Bahia only killed about half of the Mexicans. Some might think that is merely brutal, as opposed to exceptionally brutal. :)

[Texas resident]

When the Mexicans tried to escape from the San Jacinto peninsula they got hip deep in the swamp. Many of them threw up their hands and threw away their rifles. The Texans shot them anyway. There were hundreds of Mexicans who were willing to surrender, but were shot. I have no problem with that given what happened at the Alamo and at Goliad. Eye for an eye. The historians at San Jacinto tell the whole story and don’t pull any punches. That is what I was referring to.

[exit82]

Thank you for this post. I went to the link and learned a great amount about the battle to free Texas.

I am awed by the courage of the men who left home and hearth to fight for Texas, many of whom suffered greatly.

Will our generation assume such risk and sacrifice?