why is the alamo more popular than themassacre of goliad
Overshadowed by the fall of the Alamo was an even deadlier slaughter of Texas rebels that occurred three weeks later on March 27, 1836. The Goliad Massacre claimed the lives of nearly 350 captured soldiers but rallied support for Texas independence.As the ashes of the Alamo continued to smolder, Sam Houston feared another disaster could befall his Texas Army.nstead, the Mexican commanding officer shot Fannin in the face, burned his body with the others and kept the timepiece as a war prize. Nearly 350 rebels were executed in the Goliad Massacre, almost twice as many as were killed at the siege of the Alamo.