Presidio la Bahía | Texas Historical Commission
WEBPresidio La Bahía, designated a National Historic Landmark, is considered the world's finest example of a Spanish frontier fort. Stay a night or two in one of the few surviving Spanish Colonial Presidios in North America.
Presidio La Bahía - Wikipedia
WEBThe Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía, known more commonly as Presidio La Bahía, or simply La Bahía, is a fort constructed by the Spanish Army. It became the center of a community that developed as the modern-day city of Goliad, Texas, United States. The current location dates to 1747.
Presidio La Bahía - U.S. National Park Service
WEBApr 20, 2022 · Presidio La Bahía is a National Historic Landmark and a museum that showcases the history of Spanish and Texas lifestyles in the 1800s. It is located across the San Antonio River from Goliad, Texas, and was the site of six wars for independence.
Presidio la Bahia History | Texas Historical Commission
WEBPresidio La Bahía, designated a National Historic Landmark, is considered the world's finest example of a Spanish frontier fort. This is the most fought over fort in Texas history, participating in six National Revolutions/Wars for independence.
Plan Your Visit to Presidio la Bahia - Texas Historical Commission
WEBPresidio la Bahia was established in 1749 at its current location and was critical to the development of Texas Independence. Most notably, it is one of the most fought over forts in Texas and witnessed one of the bloodiest chapters in Texas' quest for independence from Mexico, the Goliad Massacre.
Presidio La Bahia State Historic Site | Texas Time Travel
WEBLearn about the history of Presidio La Bahia, a National Historic Landmark near Goliad, Texas. See how it was built, moved, attacked, and restored, and watch 360-degree videos of its artifacts and reenactments.
Presidio La Bahia - Texas History.com
WEBLearn about the history and role of Presidio La Bahia, a Spanish fort in Goliad, Texas, during the Texas Revolution. Watch a documentary, read about the battles, the declaration, and the executions.
Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahia Presidio - TSHA
WEBAug 11, 2020 · Nuestra Señora de Loreto Presidio, popularly called La Bahía, dates from April 4, 1721, when Capt. Domingo Ramón occupied the site of La Salle's Texas Settlement on the right bank of Garcitas Creek five miles above its mouth in Lavaca Bay.
Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahia - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThe Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahia, a National Historic Landmark, is located one mile south of Goliad State Historical Park on U.S. 183. The fort is open 9:00am to 4:45pm daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter.
Presidio La Bahia State Historic Site - Tripadvisor
WEBThe Presidio La Bahia at Goliad is the site of a significant event in the Texas Revolution, where Col. James Fannin and his men were massacred by members of the Mexican army in March of 1836. This fort was restored in the 1960s and was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1967.
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