Tag Archives: Precidio La Bahia

Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza

Posted on September 9, 2010 | Comments Off on Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza

zaragozaThe hero of Cinco de Mayo, i.e. the unlikely defeat of the French at Puebla, a wonderful story (the frogs were taking a coffee break when the Mexicans attacked) never better told than here. The general was born near Goliad, where his statue is today. His father was a soldier at the nearby Precidio La Bahia. Looks like the local doves have been at work on his head, however.

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Nine flags over Precidio La Bahia

Posted on August 21, 2010 | Comments Off on Nine flags over Precidio La Bahia

DSCN0331On our route to and from Port Aransas every summer, we pass the forbidding walls of the old precidio. With its chapel in the background. As for those flags, let’s see now:  Spain, France, First (1812) Republic of Texas, Mexico, Second (1821) Republic of Texas, Dimmitt’s (1835) Goliad Flag, Third (1836) Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America, United States of American. Whew.

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Posted in Rancho Roly Poly, South of the Border, Texana

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