Presidio La Bahia - For Educators

Teachers Guide For Field Trips To Presidio La Bahia

1. What does Presidio La Bahia mean?

2. What country established Presidio La Bahia? When? and Why?

3. What year was Presidio La Bahia relocated to its present location?

4. What was the original name of the town surrounding the fort?

5. What is the name of the chapel at Presidio La Bahia?

6. What role did Presidio La Bahia play in the American Revolution?

7. In what year did Mexico gain its Independence from Spain?

8. Name the six flags that have flown over Texas.

9. There were nine flags that flew over Presidio La Bahia. The six flags over Texas plus what three flags?

10. On October 9, 1835, the Texan colonists captured the fort from Mexico. What event took place here on December 20, 1835?

11. Where was the official Texas Declaration of Independence signed and on what date?

12. Who was named Commander in Chief of the Texas army?

13. Who was named the commander of troops at Goliad in early March 1836?

14. What name had been given to the fort at Goliad?

15. Why did Colonel Fannin delay leaving the fort after being told to abandon it by General Sam Houston?

16. When Colonel Fannin did leave the fort on March 19, 1836, how far did he go before the Mexican army caught up with him?

17. Who was the commander of the Mexican army?

18. On March 20, 1836 Colonel Fannin surrendered. What happened next?

19. On Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836 Colonel Fannin and his men were executed on orders from General Santa Anna, dictator of Mexico. What name was given to that tragic day in Texas history and how many men died?

20. What is the Fannin Monument and where is it loacted?

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