Juan Seguín

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Juan Seguín
Learn how the story of Juan Seguin illustrates the complicated story of Texan independence and the racial tension that was part of the westward expansion of Anglo American society. Juan Seguín is a third generation Tejano and shares the vision of a Texas independent of Mexico. He fights at the Alamo alongside James Bowie, David Crockett and William B. Travis. He survives to be a leader of the new Texas, only to be exiled in the racially motivated violence that would follow.