http://www.thc.texas.gov — This 360-degree video is the full film by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) about the Goliad Massacre, which took place in March 1836. It is an important, yet often-overlooked, moment in the pursuit of Texas independence.
This video is in 360-degree format, which permits you to move your mouse while holding down the button to rotate the view in 360 degrees. Mobile device users will be able to move their devices and gain different views.
This film features new information and video footage of artifacts, the location of Col. James W. Fannin's death, and details of the Battle of Coleto Creek. For the first time, film footage of one of three massacre sites has been publicly available (the actual Coleto Creek battleground). 360-degree video filmed within and around the Presidio La Bahía and Fannin Battleground State Historic Site is intended to help viewers gain a deeper understanding of the tragic story that played an important role in the 1836 march toward Texas independence.
Footage of the artifacts included in this film include:
Fannin's epaulettes
historic lance heads
Fannin's watch
The film also includes several "Did You Know?" facts about the historical events.
STORY SYNOPSIS
At sunrise on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, the Mexican army marched most of a captured Texian army in three groups from the Presidio La Bahía near Goliad. Within a short distance, the Mexicans opened fire on the weaponless soldiers and executed 342, of which 40 were too wounded to march. Twenty-eight men escaped, and an additional 30 with special skills were spared. Inside the walls of the Presidio, the wounded Texian commander, Col. James W. Fannin, was executed at point-blank range. The massacre occurred only three weeks after the Battle of the Alamo and roughly four weeks before the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.
The THC has been the state agency for historic preservation for more than 60 years. The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission (http://www.THCfriends.org) develops private resources to assist the THC with its mission.
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FANNIN BATTLEGROUND
Fannin Battleground State Historic Site is located near Goliad at:
734 FM 2506
Fannin, TX 77960
Fannin Battleground memorializes the brave soldiers who fought the Battle of Coleto Creek on this site in 1836 during the Texas War for Independence. After Col. James W. Fannin surrendered to Mexican forces, Gen. Santa Anna ordered him and his men executed in nearby Goliad, against the wishes of other Mexican commanders. The surrender, and unanticipated execution, inflamed the
