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.
About this site
Santa Anna's Surrender Ratified is a historical marker in Goliad, Goliad County, dedicated in 1970. 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 28.6670, -97.3924 near Goliad. The nearest cataloged historic site is Goliad County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Goliad Tornado of 1902, Hanging Tree, The, and Regulators of Goliad County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5175004572. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
