Presidio La Bahía, photograph by Ernest Mettendorf, 2008.
The Presidio La Bahía was initially constructed as a Spanish fortress but later fell into the hands of the new Mexican state after the Mexican War of Independence. It changed garrisons once again after Texian forces captured the structure in 1835 during the Texas Revolution, renaming it "Fort Defiance." They would hold it only briefly until 1836, when the Mexican Army defeated the region's Texians and executed captives in what came to be known as the Goliad massacre.
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Mettendorf, E. (2025, September 09). Presidio La Bahía (Fort Defiance), Goliad, Texas. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20931/presidio-la-bahia-fort-defiance-goliad-texas/
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Mettendorf, Ernest. "Presidio La Bahía (Fort Defiance), Goliad, Texas." World History Encyclopedia, September 09, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20931/presidio-la-bahia-fort-defiance-goliad-texas/.
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Mettendorf, Ernest. "Presidio La Bahía (Fort Defiance), Goliad, Texas." World History Encyclopedia, 09 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20931/presidio-la-bahia-fort-defiance-goliad-texas/.
