The Texas freedom fighter
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Juan n. Seguin
The Texas freedom fighter Description: Texas freedom fighter Image copyright: http://www.seguindescendantshp.com/jns_bio.html |
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| Juan n. Seguin was born on October 27 in 1806 in bexar new spain.(now San Antonio) Seguín became active in local politics, and he was elected alderman in San Antonio in 1829 and became that city’s mayor in 1833. Then Juan Seguin got together with Texas and he fought by side them and helped them gain his independence. Seguín was eventually accused of aiding the Mexican government in trying to recapture Texas, and he was forced to flee with his family to Mexico in 1842. Seen as a traitor by the Mexican government for his role in the winning of Texas’s independence, Seguín was given the choice of a lengthy prison term or service in the Mexican army. He chose the latter, and he fought against the United States in the Mexican-American War (1846–48) the war lasted 2 years. | |
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