Goliad Declaration of Independence

The Goliad Declaration of Independence was signed on December 20, 1835 at Presidio La Bahía by 91 Texian colonists and Tejanos in the Gulf Coast settlements who supported breaking away from Mexico and creating an independent state. While the document drafted by Matagorda alcalde (mayor) Ira Ingram was a precursor to the Texas Declaration of Independence, it was deemed premature when received by the Consultation in San Felipe de Austin. There was not yet a clear consensus among Texians for either declaring outright independence or remaining part of Mexico with the restoration of the 1824 Constitution. It was effectively quashed by sending it to the Committee on State and Judiciary and later filed away.