Texas Revolutionary: Juan Seguín

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Texas Revolutionary: Juan Seguín. 

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In this episode, Marcelo takes the lead and explores with the gang the life of Juan Seguín, a Tejano leader who played a crucial role in the Texas Revolution. From fighting at the Battle of San Jacinto to serving as the mayor of San Antonio, Seguín’s journey reflects the complex identity struggles of Mexican Texans. We discuss his contributions, exile, and legacy in shaping Texas history. Tune in as we uncover the story of this overlooked hero.

Sources:

Seguín, Juan N. *Personal Memoirs of John N. Seguín from the Year 1834 to the Retreat of General Woll from the City of San Antonio in 1842*. Jenkins Publishing Co., 1968. [Available here](https://archive.org/details/personalmemoirso00segu)

Teja, Jesús F. de la. *Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas*. Texas A&M University Press, 2010. [Purchase here](https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781603441704/tejano-leadership-in-mexican-and-revolutionary-texas/)

Davis, William C. *Lone Star Rising: The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic*. Free Press, 2004. [Available here](https://books.google.com/books/about/Lone_Star_Rising.html?id=gt0E37Gib1cC)

Hardin, Stephen L. *Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836*. University of Texas Press, 1994. [Purchase here](https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/hardtex)

Weber, David J. *The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846: The American Southwest under Mexico*. University of New Mexico Press, 1982. [Available here](https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.cttbsq5qn)

Poyo, Gerald E. *Tejano Journey, 1770-1850*. University of Texas Press, 1996. [Purchase here](https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/poytej)

 Fowler, Will. *Santa Anna of Mexico*. University of Nebraska Press, 2007. [Purchase here](https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803226388/)

Houston Telegraph*, 1836. [Archival issues](https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TELE/browse/)

Austin American-Statesman*, 1848. [Archival issues](https://www.newspapers.com/title_539/austin_american-statesman 

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