John Fagan
Rockport, Aransas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Soldier in the Texas War for Independence at Goliad, 1835-1836. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1835–36, Texian volunteers gathered at Goliad — the presidio town of La Bahía — as the fight for independence from Mexico erupted. John Fagan was among the soldiers who served in that campaign, on the coastal plain that would become one of the revolution's most fateful grounds. The State of Texas set this marker in 1962 to honor his part in the struggle that birthed the Republic.
Why it matters
Goliad and the Texas Revolution turned a frontier colony into an independent republic and, within a decade, a state — a pivotal chapter in America's westward reach.
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