Why was the death of Colonel James Fannin significant during the Texas Revolution?
A)
He was the leader of the Alamo before it was overrun by Mexican forces.
B)
He was the last officer killed before Texas officially won independence
from Mexico.
Fannin served as the president of the Republic of Texas before he was
assassinated.
He was a part of the Goliad massacre, where over 400 Texas prisoners of
war we executed by Mexican forces.