The battle and execution, popularly (and controversially) referred to as the “Goliad Massacre,” have been recreated each March by costumed members of the Crossroads of Texas Living History ...

(Erich Schlegel / The Dallas Morning News) The Goliad Massacre occurred March 27, 1836, just three weeks after the battle of the Alamo. Col. James W. Fannin and his army of men had surrendered to ...

Fannin fell back off of the stool, dead from a gunshot to the head. These executions, known as the Goliad Massacre, took place on March 27, 1836, but were recreated 186 years later on Sunday as ...

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.

It is known as the Goliad Massacre. A Texian Army unit under the leadership of Col. James Fannin was held captive by Mexican soldiers in Goliad. Fannin’s men were told they would be able to ...

Texans came to remember the event as “the Goliad Massacre” and inscribed the term for generations on plaques, in history books, and across museum walls. Yet, the Zermeños believe that the ...

A colorful bit of Texas history came to life this weekend in Goliad. The Presidio there put on it's annual re-enactment of Mexico's historic massacre of Texans at Goliad. Our Michael Gibson and ...

Many Texans are familiar with what's come to be known as the Goliad Massacre: On March 27, 1836 , a week after Texas Col. James Fannin surrendered his troops to the Mexican Army, Gen. Antonio ...

William M McFaddin’s life as a Texas pioneer and rancher left a lasting mark on Beaumont and Jefferson County.

The fort figured in every armed conflict to wrestle Texas from Mexico, but became most famous for the Goliad Massacre. On Palm Sunday in 1836, the Mexican army executed Col. James Fannin and at ...

In the midst of these losses, one of the darkest incidents of the war occurred as more than 400 prisoners were executed at Goliad. The Texas Revolution began in November 1835 after long ...