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A Revolution Remembered: The Memoirs and Selected Correspondence of Juan N. SeguÃn
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Series: Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint, Book 20
General Military HistoryRegional: Pacific NorthwestRegional: Southwest
ISBN13: 9780876111857
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
Published: Nov 20 2019
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.16 Depth: 9.08
Language: English
Scion of one of San Antonio's leading early families, Juan Nepomuceno SeguÃn grew up in a Texas beset by violence and destruction. During the 1820s he matured in a household that welcomed Stephen F. Austin, and like many prominent Tejanos, the young SeguÃn came to see Anglo-Americans as a boon to the development of his beloved homeland. With the eruption of rebellion in Texas in October 1835, he volunteered for service in the Texas army and was involved in some of the most memorable events in the Texas Revolution, from the siege of Bexar to the Runaway Scrape and the Battle of San Jacinto.
As the most prominent Tejano military leader during the war and an important political figure thereafter, SeguÃn made enemies among the newly arriving Anglo-Americans who were unaware of the contributions of Tejanos to the Texas cause. His opposition to land-grabbers in the San Antonio area and the machinations of political enemies while serving as mayor of San Antonio forced him to seek safety in Mexico, where he was impressed into military service. Among his controversial actions during his six-year exile were involvement in Gen. Adrián Woll's occupation of San Antonio in September 1842 and command of a Mexican cavalry company during the Mexican-American War. After his return to Texas in 1848, he became involved in San Antonio politics and was a founding member of the Bexar County Democratic Party. He served as an election precinct chairman and as Wilson County judge during Reconstruction before finally retiring in 1870 to Nuevo Laredo, where two of his sons had set up residence. He died in the Mexican border town in 1890.
Jesús F. de la Teja has written the most extensive biographical study yet done on this controversial Tejano, who deserves a place among the more familiar names in the litany of the illustrious patriots of the Texas Revolution. Here is a wealth of information for serious historians but, even more, a readable and informative account for any person interested in early Texas history. This reprint edition of the out-of-print classic contains a new introduction.
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