Sep 24, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Updated Mar 12, 2018 GOLIAD - Less than a mile outside the small, sprouting community of Goliad lie two concrete portals to the past - the centuries-worn ruins of Presidio La ...

Our Lady of Loreto Chapel at Presidio La Bahía in Goliad is one of the oldest active churches in the U.S. The stone building is a unique and lovely sanctuary. Established on the banks of the San ...

The Angel of Goliad distinguished herself during the bloody months of the Texas Revolution with her compassion. The story of Francita Alavez's efforts to save Texan prisoners from execution by the ...

GOLIAD - More than 40 men and women from Agreda, Spain, made their first trip to Goliad a historical one. The group started its Texas history lesson in San Antonio to learn about Texas Independence ...

Few people remember Goliad, outshined by the Alamo, Texas's most famous tourist attraction in downtown San Antonio. But the caretakers of Presidio La Bahia, site of the Goliad Massacre 174 years ago ...

The Quarters has two bedrooms, a bath, a full kitchen, and, yes, air conditioning, but no television or telephone. Visitors will need to bring their own food. The Fannin Memorial Monument, marks the ...

Dozens of buzzards circled Presidio La Bahia as I stood atop a guard post at sunset, watching a lizard scramble over the side of the limestone parapet. No doubt there was a dead cow or skunk nearby.

John Willingham long has been fascinated with the horrific “Goliad Massacre,” which came three weeks after the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and further riled the Texans in their war for independence. When ...

For the people behind the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas, the city's HemisFair Park is a historic and cultural gold mine — an opportunity for a living history museum they've long championed, the ...

A version of this story ran in the May 2013 issue. For 28 years, Texans have been coming to Goliad, in March, to die. Dressed in authentic period uniforms, historical reenactors do battle outside the ...