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After Mexico's defeat at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, Gen. Vicente Filasola, second in command of the Mexican armies in the Texas War for Independence, fled the area and aimed to return to Mexico with his army. After passing through Goliad, he was overtaken at Mujerero Creek, 12 miles southwest, by Texan Army couriers Col. Ben Fort Smith and Capt. Henry Teal. At Mujerero on May 26, 1836, Gen. Filasola, Gen. Eugene Tolsa, Col. Augustine Amat, Col. Smith, and Capt. Teal signed the ratification of peace.
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Goliad, Texas · United States
