Juan Seguín

Juan Nepomuceno Seguín (1806–1890) was a Tejano hero of the Texas Revolution. He led a band of twenty-five Tejanos who favored a revolt and fought on the Texan side at the Battle of the Alamo. Because Seguín spoke only Spanish, he was chosen to carry the message through enemy lines that the Texans "shall never surrender or retreat." Seguín got the message to the other soldiers on the Texan side. He returned to the Alamo, but it had already fallen to Santa Anna. Seguín arranged for the dead Alamo defenders to be buried with military honors. Newcomers to Texas who disliked all Tejanos falsely accused Seguín of plotting rebellion.

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1806 - 1890 - Tejano - Texas Revolution - Revolt - Battle of the Alamo - Spanish - Alamo - Santa Anna - Texas - Plotting rebellion

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He later commanded a cavalry company and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto. Seguín was elected to the Texas Senate in 1838 and became mayor of San Antonio in 1841. Seguín was forced from office on charges that he was aiding the Mexican army and for his defense of Tejano rights. He fled to Mexico in 1842 to "seek refuge amongst my enemies," where he was arrested and forced to enlist in the Mexican army as an officer. He later served against Texas and the United States in the Mexican-American War.

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Cavalry - Battle of San Jacinto - 1838 - Mayor - San Antonio - 1841 - Mexico - 1842 - United States - Mexican-American War

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Seguín periodically returned to Texas after that, being elected to two terms as Justice of the Peace of Bexar County in 1852 and 1854 and as County Judge in Wilson County in 1869. He eventually settled in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, with his son, where he died on August 27, 1890. His remains were returned to Texas in 1974 and reinterred in his namesake town, Seguin, during ceremonies on July 4, 1976.

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Justice of the Peace - Bexar County - 1852 - 1854 - County Judge - Wilson County - 1869 - Nuevo Laredo - Tamaulipas - Mexico - August 27 - 1890 - Seguin - July 4 - 1976

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