Presidio folks hope Texana will 'Remember Goliad'

[April 01, 2010]  GOLIAD, Texas (AP) -- "Remember Goliad!" joined "Remember the Alamo!" as the battle cries of Gen. Sam Houston's men in their rout of the Mexican army to form the short-lived Republic of Texas.

But few people do remember Goliad, where 342 Texas Revolution soldiers were executed 174 years ago this weekend. About 5,000 people were expected to attend events marking the anniversary including a service and memorial death march on Sunday.

Goliad has been outshined by the Alamo, Texas's most famous tourist attraction about 90 miles away in downtown San Antonio.

The caretakers of Presidio La Bahia (lah buh-HY'), where the Goliad Massacre occurred, are hoping a recently completed renovation of the fort will allow Goliad to share some of the Alamo's glory.

[Associated Press; By MICHAEL GRACZYK]

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