Juan Nepomuceno Seguín (1806-1890) was a Tejano soldier in the Texas Revolution, commissioned as a captain of cavalry by Stephen F. Austin, later a colonel under General Sam Houston, participated in the Siege of Béxar in 1835, served as a messenger from the Alamo in 1836, and fought alongside Sam Houston at the decisive Battle of San Jacinto on 21 April 1836.
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1806 - 1890Life of Juan Seguín.
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1825Juan Seguín marries Maria Gertrudis Flores de Abrego.
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1833Juan Seguín becomes mayor of San Antonio de Béxar.
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1835 - 1836Juan Seguín fights for the Texian cause in the Texas Revolution.
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28 Feb 1836Juan Seguín is sent out as a messenger from the Alamo to bring back more troops.
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Mar 1836Juan Seguín serves as commander of the rearguard for General Sam Houston's army.
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21 Apr 1836Juan Seguín leads his men at the Battle of San Jacinto.
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1837Juan Seguín buries the remains of the Alamo defenders.
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1837Juan Seguín serves as senator for the new Texas Republic.
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1842Juan Seguín is forced to flee Texas for Mexico after death threats from Anglo-Americans.
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1846 - 1848Juan Seguín fights for Santa Anna against US forces in the Mexican-American War.
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1848Juan Seguín returns to Texas; is again involved in politics.
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1858Juan Seguín goes back to Mexico to live near his son.
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1890Juan Seguín dies of natural causes in Mexico.
