Goliad SP

You'll never guess where this place is. It was a pretty short drive (65 miles) from Rockport. The central attraction in this park is Mission Espiritu Santo De Zunica. Established in 1722 by Spain. They were trying to convert the local natives to Catholicism. There was apparently a rule in Spain that you had to be a catholic to become a Spainard and they needed Spaniards to populate their new world property. They kept trying until 1830 when the Mexicans terminated their plans. There is a lot of Texas history here. I'll go into that tomorrow. I was able to try on some Spanish chain mail and one of their helmets at the parks museum.