Fannin Monument and Memorial with Wildflowers in Goliad - Coastal Bend South Texas
by Silvio Ligutti
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Fannin Monument and Memorial with Wildflowers in Goliad - Coastal Bend South Texas
Artist
Silvio Ligutti
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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This is truly a beautiful site to behold, except for the fact that hundreds of men that fought during the Texas Revolution are buried underneath the Fannin Monument. In spite of the passage of time and of how things have come to be nowadays, it is a story written in blood that will not be forgotten.
During late March and early April my pilgrimage to capture the ephemeral Texas wildflowers begin. Starting the research on the Internet, I sit down and write down all the places I will visit, week by week for three weeks. Sometimes we are blessed with abundant Winter rains and lots of Spring sunshine, and we get colorful fields of Indian Paintbrush, Bluebonnets, and Phlox.
After “Remember the Alamo,” the Texas Revolution’s most potent battle cry was “Remember Goliad.” A charming community on the San Antonio River now sits where, in 1836, Mexican forces executed Col. James Fannin and his men. Some were killed along roads near Goliad’s historic Presidio La Bahía. Others, including Fannin, were executed inside the fort, which had been constructed in 1749 to protect the nearby Mission Espíritu Santo. Fannin and his troops are buried beneath the Fannin Memorial Monument, located next to the fort.
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April 1st, 2015
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