Mexicans execute defenders of Goliad (1836)

History.Com(This Day in History) ^ | 03/27/2016 | staff

[Kid Shelleen]

In a disastrous setback for the Texans resisting Santa Anna’s dictatorial regime, the Mexican army defeats and executes 417 Texas revolutionaries at Goliad.

Long accustomed to enjoying considerable autonomy from their Mexican rulers, many Anglo Texan settlers reacted with alarm when Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna proclaimed himself dictator of Mexico in 1835. Santa Anna immediately imposed martial law and attempted to disarm the Texans. Yet, this move merely fed the flames of Texan resistance.

[Zuse]

More proud Mexican history about the land USA stole from them.
Santa Anna rose to power as a “man of the people” but later said something to the effect that “the people” were too stupid to appreciate reforms and needed to be governed with an iron fist.

[DannyTN]

I hate when I’m sitting around minding my own business, just defending Goliad and then Mexicans come and execute me.

[fulltlt]

Santa Anna's fake leg that we still own.

[blueunicorn6]

Gosh.

The truth sure seems to get into the Liberal’s way.

[Midnitethecat]

Worked out real well for the General and his troops at San Jacinto.

[BenLurkin]

Do they keep that in the basement of the Alamo?

[BuffaloJack]

Let’s see if I got this right.
Mexico declares martial law on Texas and proceeds to “Gun Grab”.
This leads to Texas declaring its independence and whooping the Mexican Army at the San Jacinto River to become a Republic in 1836.
Mexico does not consider Texas to be free, but the Republic of Texas asks to be admitted to the USA in 1845 and this pisses off Mexico, in spite of the fact than President Polk offers to compensate them with cash, which they reject.
Polk send Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott into the disputed territory (Texas).
Mexico attacks, so Scott and Taylor basically whip Mexico and seize the Western part of the territories West to California.
Mexico loses and the Treaty of Hidalgo Guadalupe gives the Mexicans everything South of the Rio Grande.

We should have just kept everything.

[elcid1970]

Many a Mexican’s last words at San Jacinto were

“Me no Alamo!! Me no Goliad!!”

[TXnMA]

My tagline speaks for this 5th-generation Native Texan...

[bgill]

Remember Goliad!

[Terry L Smith]

My fellow freepers,

I say ye, “The Goliad Flag”:

http://www.gadsdenandculpeper.com/goliad-flag.html

[fella]

As word of Goliad spread the “Runaway Scrape” began and intensified. The “runaway Scrape” killed more people than the actual fighting did.

[fella]

There were plenty of Tejanos fighting for independence too.

[LonePalm]

La Légion Étrangère (French Foreign Legion) still has the wooden arm of Captain Jean Danjou. In 1863, at Hacienda Camarón near Veracruz Mexico, three officers and 62 Legionaires held off 3000 Mexican Infantry and Cavalry until their ammunition was exhausted. Despite being defeated, the Legion so impressed the Mexican general that he called them demons. It was a complement.

Cameróne Day is coming up on 30 April.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[fulltlt]

It’s in Springfield, IL.