1 mi. S of Goliad State Park on U.S. 183, Goliad, Texas. County/parish: Goliad.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 24, 1967. NRIS 67000024.
2 contributing buildings.
The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía, known more commonly as Presidio La Bahía, or simply La Bahía, is a fort constructed by the Spanish Army. It became the center of a community that developed into what is now the city of Goliad, Texas, United States. The current location dates to 1747.
During the Texas Revolution, the presidio was the site of the Battle of Goliad in October 1835, and the Goliad massacre in March 1836.
It was restored in the 1960s and was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1967. While several adjacent historical sites in Goliad are now part of the Texas state parks system, La Bahía is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Victoria, Texas. It is operated as a public museum. It is the most important surviving colonial mission in Texas.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970933