Goliad, Texas, United States

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Goliad, Texas, United States is a small historic town in South Texas known for its significant role in the Texas Revolution and its well-preserved Spanish colonial-era sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 361
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Goliad County
courthouseStyle Classical Revival
distanceTo about 25 miles south of Victoria, Texas
about 90 miles north of Corpus Christi, Texas
economyIncludes agriculture
heritage tourism
ranching
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 161 feet
FIPSCode 48-30040
GNISFeatureID 1336673
governmentType council–manager
hasAnnualEvent Goliad Massacre and Fannin Memorial observances
reenactments related to the Texas Revolution
hasBuilding Goliad County Courthouse
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark district (Presidio La Bahía area)
hasHistoricDistrict Goliad Commercial Historic District
hasHistoricEvent Battle of Goliad
Goliad Massacre
hasHistoricSite Goliad State Park and Historic Site
Mission Espíritu Santo
Presidio La Bahía
incorporatedAsCity 19th century
knownFor Spanish colonial-era sites
role in the Texas Revolution
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Corpus Christi, Texas
Victoria, Texas
locatedOnRiver San Antonio River
majorHighway Texas State Highway 239
U.S. Route 183
U.S. Route 59 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Goliad County
originalSpanishNameNearbyMission Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
originalSpanishNameNearbyPresidio Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de Bahía
linked to: Presidio La Bahía
partOf Texas Coastal Bend region
historic Spanish mission system in Texas
populationCensus2010 1992
populationEstimate2020 approximately 1900
postalCode 77963
region South Texas
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone

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Bum Phillips placeOfDeath Goliad, Texas, United States
Ignacio Zaragoza birthPlace present-day Goliad, Texas, United States
linked to: Goliad, Texas, United States
Battle of Goliad (1835) location Goliad, Texas
linked to: Goliad, Texas, United States
Oail Andrew Phillips placeOfDeath Goliad, Texas, United States
Bum Phillips placeOfDeath Goliad, Texas, United States
subject linked to: Bum
La Bahía del Espíritu Santo currentSite city of Goliad, Texas
linked to: Goliad, Texas, United States