captain manuel sabriego was the commander that surrendered at goliad and ended up getting massacred.
who was the commander that surrendered at goliad and ended up getting massacred?
captain manuel sabriego
in goliad, colonel james fannin commanded the texan force of nearly 500 trained soldiers and militia. fannin had chosen to keep his troops at goliad mainly because it had a fort, from which he believed it would be easier to fight than out in the open. fannin also believed that by occupying goliad, he could prevent mexican commander antonio lópez de santa anna from drawing supplies from the gulf of mexico, but fannin was called to assist colonel william travis at the alamo. on february 26, 1836, he attempted to march to san antonio but turned back at the san antonio river because of the inability to travel with the artillery and arms. meanwhile, mexican forces under general josé de urrea were quickly reaching goliad, and they defeated three texan forces at the battle of san patricio on february 27, the battle of agua dulce on march 2, and the battle of refugio on march 12.
goliad campaign
the first declaration of independence for the republic of texas was signed in goliad on december 20, 1835, although the formal declaration was made by the convention of 1836 at washington-on-the-brazos. goliad county was the site of two battles in the texas revolution. the battle of goliad was a minor skirmish early in the war. however the subsequent battle of coleto was an important battle that culminated on march 27, 1836. col. james fannin and his texan soldiers were executed by the mexican army, under orders from gen. antonio lópez de santa anna, in what became known as the goliad massacre. this event led to the texas revolutionary battle cry "remember the alamo! remember goliad!" although many remember the alamo today, fewer remember goliad. the site of the massacre is located near presidio la bahia, just south of the town of goliad.
goliad county, texas