Santa Anna's Surrender Ratified
Goliad, Goliad County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Gen. Vicente Filasola, Second in Command of Mexican armies in Texas War for Independence, fled from area of his nation's defeat at San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Filasola's aim was to go back to Mexico with his army. After he had passed through Goliad, he was overtaken at Mujerero Creek (12 mi. SW) by Texan army couriers, Col. Ben Fort Smith and Capt. Henry Teal. Signing the ratification of peace at Mujerero, May 26, 1836, were Gen. Filasola, Gen. Eugene Tolsa, Col. Augustine Amat, Col. Smith, and Capt. Teal. (1970) Sponsored by Mr. and Ms. W. M. Neyland and heirs, W. E. and Mary Fitzgerald Neyland.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
After Texas forces shattered Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, the Mexican second-in-command, Gen. Vicente Filisola, marched his surviving troops southward toward Mexico. Texan couriers overtook him near Goliad, and at Mujerero Creek on May 26, 1836, Filisola and his fellow officers signed the ratification of peace with Texan representatives — a quiet creekside act that helped seal the outcome of the revolution.
Why it matters
This ratification helped make the decisive victory at San Jacinto stick, securing the independence of the Republic of Texas.
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Related people
- · Gen. Vicente Filisola
- · Col. Ben Fort Smith
- · Capt. Henry Teal
Related events
- · Battle of San Jacinto
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