Marker Inscription
Named for 18th century Indian converts of Mission Espiritu Santo de Zuniga. A men's college. Founded 1852 by Western Presbytery of Texas. Used buildings of old mission plus funds given by Goliad. Taught Latin, Greek, geography, surveying, bookkeeping, writing, reading, elementary and higher mathematics, English grammar and orthography. Closed--like most of Texas' 25 colleges--after the Civil War began (1861) and most students joined the Confederate Army. Had its buildings wrecked in the great storm of 1886. (1965)
About this site
Aranama College is a historical marker in Goliad, Goliad County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Goliad County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6577, -97.3871 near Goliad. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga, Site of, Stoddard, Jessie W., House, and Stoddard-Collins House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5175000178. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
