Juan Nepomuceno Seguin
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1806-1890) Born in San Fernando de Bexar (San Antonio), son of Erasmo Seguin, whose ancestors came to America about 1700. Juan N. Seguin and his father in 1834 rallied fellow Texans against dictator Santa Anna. Young Juan Seguin raised Mexican-Texan troops, and fought in Siege of Bexar, 1835. He provided horses for soldiers of Col. W. B. Travis, further aiding as a courier during the Siege of the Alamo. Between fall of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto, he led his Co. A, 2nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry, as rear guard for Gen. Sam Houston, protecting the civilians fleeing in front of army of Santa Anna. His men and Moseley Baker's troops held San Felipe, preventing Mexican Army from crossing the Brazos there. Then Seguin's unit joined Gen. Sam Houston's army and fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. In May 1836, Seguin gave military burial to the ashes of the heroes of the Alamo. From 1837 to 1840 he served the Republic of Texas as a Senator. Town of Walnut Springs, on the Guadalupe, changed its name, Feb. 25, 1839, to "Seguin", to honor this hero. Juan N. Seguin married Maria Gertrudis Flores. At his death he was buried in Nuevo Laredo, where his grave is cared for by citizens of City of Seguin. (1970)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in San Antonio in 1806, Juan Nepomuceno Seguín was a Tejano leader who cast his lot with the Texan cause against Santa Anna. He raised Mexican-Texan companies, fought at the Siege of Bexar, carried dispatches during the siege of the Alamo, and shielded fleeing civilians as rear guard before joining the victory at San Jacinto. Later a senator of the Republic, he gave the Alamo defenders a military burial, and the town of Seguin took his name in his honor.
Why it matters
Seguín embodies the Tejanos who fought for Texas independence, a reminder that the Republic was born of Mexican-Texan as well as Anglo hands.
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Related people
- · Juan Nepomuceno Seguin
- · Erasmo Seguin
- · Sam Houston
- · William B. Travis
- · Santa Anna
Related events
- · Siege of Bexar
- · Siege of the Alamo
- · Battle of San Jacinto
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