Presidio la Bahía State Historic Site — Attraction in Texas

This was amazing. Seeing history as close as you can. It was something else, you saw the inside, outside, the towers the soldiers stood at and what they would have seen. The church inside was something else.

You can watch a short video about the history and the some of the major figures. We started with this and found it very helpful in the walkthrough. The displays of weapons and everyday objects like plates and pans were well done. The display of random stuff like broken bottles, childs doll arm, molded stuff was creepy and different.

They allowed you to walk through the whole place for $4 bucks a person for adults. You saw Fanning's living quarters and the kitchen/mess hall. You can go into the courtyard where so many wounded soldiers were massacred. A wedding was setting up for later in this space...a little strange.

One tower had a cannon you can touch and see how it would be positioned in a battle. Inside the last room they had a second donating box and a restroom that had modern conveniences but constructed in the old style to keep you at least partly in the mood or mindset. A nice touch.

The church had two previous bells on display, one with a huge crack and candles you could light for someone for $3.00 as well as a beautiful mural and a commission of a statue outside.

One last display about The Angel of Goliad, Francisca Alaverz, got our attention. She was a captain's wife who nursed all soldiers and saved many others by standing up for them. She was loved by soldiers on both sides and was brave as hell. She got away from the captain with the help of soldiers and lived out her life in Kings Ranch. Now sadly is buried somewhere there in an unmarked grave.

The place was just all history. To know so many were killed and later massacred was just overwhelming. The battles here to make Texas free...I do not have words. Out front is all the flags including the Goliad flag and Texas Republic. I would highly recommend this if you are a history buff or love Texas you should come. Both Shana and I were impressed and overwhelmed.

They do have some great souvenirs such as books, koozie, necklaces, Jesuit rings, small flags, stickers, tattoos, even patches for Shanas denim vest!!!! I am really...

This Place Is AWESOME 😎👍 They Say This Place Is Haunted. Have I Got News 📰 For You 😊 It Is Haunted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When We Went At Night, We Got Out Of The Car And Started Walking To And Into The Presidio la Bahia. It Was Eerily Quiet 🤫 It Was Scarily Quiet 👻 We Had Goosebumps And Chills And We Didn’t Know Why. Then About 3 o’clock In The Morning We Started Hearing Noises. We’re Inside The Fort In The Middle Of The Fort Itself. Then We Saw Something, We Couldn’t Believe It. Our Jaws Dropped. We Saw The Apparitions Of Colonel Fannin,His Troops And Some Mexican Soldiers At The Big Opening Doors Of The Presidio la Bahia. They Was Looking At Me And My Wife Like We Were Nuts 🤪 Then Out Of The Wild Blue Something Extraordinary Happened Again. Gene Simmons And KISS Showed Up. We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes 👀 On One Side Of The Complex It Was Colonel Fannin And His Troops And Right On The Side Of Colonel Fannin, It Was KISS. TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE 😳😱👍 Then Someone Mentioned BarBQue. Next Thing We Knew And Seen. KISS’s Roadies Was BarBQuing In The La Presidio la Bahia. Lord,We Was Rocking 🎸🥁🎤⚰️👍 And The Food Was Smelling Good 😋👍 Next Thing We Seen Was Colonel Fannin And His Troops Was Rocking To “Rock And Roll All Nite” With KISS. Lord, That Was A Spectacle ⛪️🙏⛪️🙏👍 And The Next Thing, Me And The Wife Was Rocking Too 🥁🎸🎤👍 The BarBQue Was Great 😋👍 Brisket,Ribs,Sausage,Chicken. It Was DELICIOUS 😋👍 We Had A Blast 💥 🎸🥁🎤👍 My Understanding, Colonel Fannin Passed The Word To Gene And The Guys. That The Word Was, You Think We Had A Blast 💥🎤🥁🎸 This Year, Wait Till Next Year 😊👍 Ain’t Nothing Like Rocking At La Presidio la Bahia🎸🥁🎤👍 We Will Come Back Next Year For More Fun And Excitement...

On my way to Port Aransas, I saw this place out of the corner of my eye, in the dark. Looked it up later and knew I needed to stop there on my way back. As a Native Texan, I couldn't believe I had never heard of this important fortress that was a significant part of our history! Thinking my memory was off, I asked several people, including my children who had recently taken Texas history. They didn't remember it either. Only the Alamo! Come to find out double the amount of people died here fighting for our independence. And our Declaration of Independence was first signed here!!! Go! Just go!!! It's totally worth visiting! Especially the Chapel, one of the oldest in America, and mass is still held here. It's beautiful! The ceilings are intact and very complex architecturally! The woman who was working was so sweet and fun! We spent way to much of her time asking questions and playing with the milagro charms while trying to find another cat charm!!! Wish I could remember her name to give her the recognition she deserves!!! She was working on Saturday, the 29th of June, 2019. There are several other historical sites in the area that we didn't have time to see. Of course we had to detour a few blocks on our way through town to look at Goliad's courthouse on the square, gorgeous! Wish we had more time to visit the shops downtown. Will definitely have to go back to visit everything we missed!!! "Remember Goliads! Remember the Alamo!" That was the true...