HCR160 - Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Goliad.

  89R33010 TBO-D     By: Lowe H.C.R. No. 160       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, October 9, 2025, will mark the 190th anniversary of   the Battle of Goliad, the second confrontation of the Texas   Revolution; and          WHEREAS, The Battle of Goliad was part of the Goliad Campaign   of 1835, which resulted in critical victories for Texas forces;   after emerging as president of Mexico in 1834, Antonio López de   Santa Anna was determined to suppress any movements that supported   federalism and opposed his rule; in September 1835, General Santa   Anna ordered his brother-in-law, General Martín Perfecto de Cos, to   chastise the "Texians," as Anglo residents were called at the time,   for their attitude and to investigate Anahuac citizens who refused   to pay duties to the central Mexican government; and          WHEREAS, General Santa Anna's efforts to suppress rebellion   were resisted by militia and newly formed committees of safety and   correspondence; one group of Texians led by Captain James W. Fannin   Jr. of the Brazos Guards began planning to intercept General Cos at   Copano or Goliad and prevent his march toward San Antonio de Béxar;   however, that plan was deterred when the Texians decided to instead   join forces in Gonzales, where the first armed clash of the Texas   Revolution occurred on October 2, 1835; three days later, General   Cos departed from Goliad, leaving behind only a small garrison at   the nearby Presidio La Bahía del Espíritu Santo; and          WHEREAS, Two Texian companies combined in Victoria under the   leadership of Captain George M. Collinsworth to carry out the plan   to stop General Cos, and after recruiting additional volunteers,   the group totaled some 120 men; during the journey to Goliad, one of   the Texians received word that General Cos had already left town,   but Captain Collinsworth's company was undeterred; and          WHEREAS, On October 9, the Texians arrived at Presidio La   Bahía at about 11 p.m., taking the garrison by surprise; the ensuing   battle lasted approximately 30 minutes before the Texian forces   successfully captured the presidio from the Mexicans, who saw 3 of   their soldiers killed, 7 wounded, and 21 taken prisoner, and no   Texians were killed in the conflict; Goliad was located along an   important route between the city of Béxar and the port of Copano on   Aransas Bay, making Texian control of the town essential in the   eventual defeat of General Cos in the siege of Béxar; and          WHEREAS, The Battle of Goliad was a crucial victory in the   early days of the Texas Revolution, and it remains a symbol of the   indomitable spirit that has defined and shaped the destiny of the   Lone Star State throughout the nearly two centuries that have   followed; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Goliad   and honor the sacrifices of all those who took up arms to help   secure Texas independence in 1836.