• Manuel Aguilar, Father Ralph Badoo, Terry Baimonte, Arthur Bluntzer, Dawn Butler, Erica Bochet, Robert De La Garza, Luis Hernandez, Mable Hernandez, Susan Hernandez, Darlyn Horn, Bob Gayle, Debbie Kasper, Sandra Lewis, Gloria Morales, Norman Power, Ralph Ramsey Jr., Jerry Rodriquez, Susanne Stephens, Rudy Toerck, Emilio Vargas, Manuel Vela, Trey Wimberly, Buddy Zavesky

Interesting Facts about Goliad

Goliad County is rich in Texas and Mexican History.
Goliad County was organized in 1837. The county was named after the town and is known as the birthplace of Texas Ranching.
Goliad is one of the three oldest municipalities in Texas. In 1749 the Spanish government transferred the Mission Espiritu Santo, its royal protector, and Presidio La Bahia from their site on the Guadalupe River to a site of an Aranama Indian village on the San Antonio River named Santa Dorotea. A small village called La Bahia grew up around the walls of the Presidio La Bahia.
Flora and Fauna: White-tail deer, mourning dove and white wings, quail, coyotes, bobcats, ferral hogs, wild turkey, bluestem grasses, lovegrass, coastal bermuda, klein grass, buffel grass, live oaks, post oaks, mesquite, pecan, huisache, agarita, black and white brush, prickly pear
Climate: 36 inches of annual rainfall, hot summers, coastal breezes, mild winters
Agricultural Enterprises: corn, cotton, milo, soybeans, cow/calf, goats, horses, eco-tourism
Important Dates:
Goliad Market Days, 2nd Weekend March - December
County Fair, 3rd Week of March
Massacre Re-enactment, Last Weekend in March
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Spanish Tracks and Trails, 3rd Weekend in October
Christmas in Goliad, 1st Weekend in December