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Script error. The Goliad Massacre, set in the town of Goliad on March 27, 1836, was an execution of Republic of Texas soldier-prisoners and their commander, James Fannin, by the Mexican Army. Despite the protests for clemency by General JosÃ© de Urrea, the massacre was reluctantly carried out by Lt. Colonel JosÃ© NicolÃ¡s de la Portilla under orders of the President of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
Overshadowed by the fall of the Alamo was an even deadlier slaughter of Texas rebels that occurred three weeks later on March 27, 1836. The Goliad Massacre claimed the lives of nearly 350 captured soldiers but rallied support for Texas independence. As the ashes of the Alamo continued to smolder, Sam Houston feared another disaster could befall his Texas Army.