La Bahía del Espíritu Santo

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La Bahía del Espíritu Santo was the original Spanish colonial settlement and presidio that later became the town of Goliad in present-day Texas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial settlement
presidio
adjacentTo Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
associatedWith Spanish missions in Texas
Spanish presidios in Texas
associatedWithEthnicGroup Aranama people
Karankawa people
linked to: Karankawa

Tamise people
associatedWithEvent Spanish colonization of Texas
country Spanish Empire
currentSite city of Goliad, Texas
era Spanish colonial period in Texas
foundedBy Spanish colonists
garrisonedBy Spanish soldiers
governedBy Spanish colonial authorities in Texas
hasPart Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
Presidio La Bahía
heritageStatus historic site
historicalFunction center of local colonial population
frontier military outpost
historicalRegion Tejas
languageOfColonialAdministration Spanish
laterUnderJurisdictionOf Mexican Texas
Republic of Texas
United States
locatedIn Goliad County, Texas NERFINISHED
northern frontier of New Spain
present-day Texas
locatedOn San Antonio River
namedAfter Espíritu Santo (Holy Spirit)
linked to: God the Holy Spirit
notableStructure stone fortifications of Presidio La Bahía
partOf Spanish Texas
predecessor earlier coastal sites associated with Presidio La Bahía
region South Texas
religion Roman Catholicism
status former settlement
strategicImportance control of routes between the Texas coast and San Antonio
successor Goliad, Texas
linked to: Goliad
toponymType colonial place name
transformedInto permanent town of Goliad
usedFor colonial administration
military defense
protection of nearby mission

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Goliad formerName La Bahía del Espíritu Santo
Miguel G. Zaragoza residence Bahía del Espíritu Santo
linked to: La Bahía del Espíritu Santo