The Goliad Massacre 📍 On March 27, 1836, Palm Sunday, the Centralist troops guarding Fannin's men committed what has gone down in history as the "Goliad Massacre." The event stirred a debate that still goes on today. Was the killing of nearly 350 unarmed men a massacre or a lawful execution dictated by an act of the Mexican Congress? In either case, few can deny the brutal nature of the deed. The Death of Colonel Fannin 📍 A native of Georgia, James Walker Fannin came to Texas in 1834. A brief