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Goliad, Texas Stone facade of Our Lady of Loreto Chapel at Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, Texas, with arched wooden door, bell tower, and small statues above the entrance.
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Goliad

Texas, United States
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Goliad, historic city, seat (1837) of Goliad county, southern Texas, U.S., near the San Antonio River, 85 miles (137 km) southeast of San Antonio and 80 miles (129 km) north of Corpus Christi. A Spanish mission, Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo Zúñiga (Spanish: “Our Lady of the Holy Spirit of Zúñiga”), and its protective fort, Presidio La Bahía, were established there in 1749 on the site of village inhabitated by the Aranama people. The presidio...

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