Goliad Flag - 1.25" pin

From an historical marker in Fannin,Texas, in Goliad County: "In 1836, a ferocious battle that shaped Texas history was waged on the open prairie where you stand today. On March 19, about 350 volunteer soldiers for Texas independence fought fiercely against a larger force of Mexican soldiers that surrounded them. Faced with inevitable defeat, the Texian commander, Colonel James Walker Fannin, agreed to lay down arms, believing his men would be treated as prisoners of war. But the Mexican commander was under strict orders from Mexican President General Santa Anna to execute enemy combatants as "pirates." After being taken to Goliad, Col. Fannin and his men were shot on Palm Sunday, March 27. Only a handful of men managed to escape. The executions, and the earlier fall of the Alamo on March 6, galvanized support for independence. With the battle cry of "Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad," Texians fought with renewed determination, winning a final victory over Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836." This 1.25" lapel pin commemorates the brave men who gave their lives in defense of their homeland at the Goliad Massacre and Battle of Goliad. [$1 from every Goliad Flag pin sold on this first run will be donated to support the Comal County Young Republicans]