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everal years after the Texas Revolution, two doctors who were prisoners at Goliad and spared by the Mexicans, told of the humanitarian acts of Francita Alavez on behalf of the Texans.

These eyewitness accounts, by Dr. Joseph Barnard and Dr. John Shackelford, caused the deeds of this compassionate woman to become widely known.

Because of her many acts of kindness toward men considered to be her enemy, Francita Alavez will forever be remembered as a heroine of the Texas Revolution and the "Angel of Goliad."

he Lavaca County, Texas, area has ties to the Angel of Goliad.

One of the survivors of the Goliad Massacre, Isaac D. Hamilton, escaped and was recaptured at Dimmitt's Point.

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He was sent to Victoria and was again scheduled to be executed.

But while Hamilton was awaiting his fate, word came that Sam Houston's army had defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto. While the Mexicans were in a state of confusion, Hamilton escaped once again.

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