Posted on 05/13/2010 6:39:52 AM PDT by laotzu
Juan Seguin did not Die at the Alamo
I wish more people knew about San Jacinto, one of my favorite Texas holidays.
I didn’t say he did, he was the Commander of the Texicans in that area though, and was a spanish speaking freedom fighter.
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Julián Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American politician and the current mayor of San Antonio, Texas.
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Castro was born in San Antonio on September 16, 1974. His mother, Rosie Castro, is “a well-known ‘70s firebrand”[1] was involved in local politics and a leader of La Raza Unida.[1] She often brought him and his twin brother Joaquín Castro to local political meetings. He graduated in 1996 from Stanford University, majoring in political science and communications. He said he began thinking about entering politics while at Stanford. He later graduated from Harvard Law School. His brother graduated from both schools with him.[2]
Maybe I am wrong, but I seem to recall there where some brave former Mexicans that also fought for Texas at the Alamo.
As I said, how was the government going to keep them “down on the farm” in Texas once they had seen “Mexico City?”
And...the “forts” hardly amounted to much. Moreover, the garrisons were tiny.
“Juan Seguin and the dozen or so Hispanic Texicans who died at the Alamo fighting the tyrant Santa Ana for their freedom might disagree with this lady.”
According to post 15 yes you DID say Juan Seguin died at the Alamo.
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When I grew up, I learned that the ‘heroes’ of the Alamo were a bunch
of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists who conquered land
that didn’t belong to them.
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Seems she didn’t read the plaque that lists the Alamo defenders.
Plenty of “Mexican” names are included.
I said “Juan Seguin and the dozen or so Hispanic Texicans who died at the Alamo”.
That means Juan Seguin
AND
the dozen or so Hispanic Texicans who died at the Alamo
Would all disagree with her.
That doesn’t mean
Juan Seguin who was among the dozen or so Hispanic Texicans who died at the Alamo
Why the heck are you trying to pick a fight over this?
I grew up in San Antonio. I love the Alamo. I know who Juan Seguin is and the role he played with the Alamo. I know he didn’t die there.
So why try to pick a fight?
The Brazos Valley was the center of early Texas and it
was west of the “line” you claim runs through Houston.
Yikes! I stand corrected, thanks.
Worth remembering however that Juan Abamillo, Gregorio Esparza, Jose Maria Esparza and other Texans with Spanish last names died fighting alongside Davey Crockett against Santa Anna and Mexico.
I’m not trying to pick a fight.
but you said Juan Seguin and the dozen or so Hispanic Texicans who died at the Alamo
and I let you know Juan Segiun did not die in the Alamo.
I can’t help it if you typed it I just wanted to make sure you knew he didn’t die in the Alamo.
I am a 6 Generation Texan with deep roots in Seguin and Capote. I have forgotten more about this land that most will ever know. So I take it personal, when people get thier facts wrong.
Work on our punctuation.
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Heroes all of them along with Col. Seguin.
Remember the Alamo!
Remember Goliad!
When I grew up, I learned that the 'heroes' of the Alamo were a bunch of drunks and crooks and slaveholding imperialists
Freepers who don't believe me just scan the my posting history and see for yourself.
I don’t “claim” that a rainfall line runs through Houston, it does. To the west of Houston you see a rapidly diminishing pattern of rainfall(starting at about 42 inches), and as you get out to Katy and beyond (rainfall drops into the 30s) you can see the “Southwest” beginning. By the time you get to San Antonio the rainfall is typically in the high 20’s and it keeps going down as you go west. On the east side of Houston you have much heavier rainfall (over 50 inches), different vegetation, alligators, etc, which is why east Texas was a part of the old Cotton Kingdom.
Most of Texas has under 30 inches of rainfall, and a lot of the state has under 18 inches of rainfall. Only areas east of a line you can think of as running north-south through Austin and Fort Worth consistently have over 30 inches of rain, and only to the east of Houston do you have areas with over 50 inches of rain (with the exception of one area along the coast in Brazoria or Matagorda counties, I think). Anybody who drives on I 10 from Baytown or Dayton to Sealy can easily see how the landscape changes because of changes in rainfall patterns.
Yes, much of the early settlement in Texas was along or near rivers - e.g. Brazos, Trinity, Colorado, Sabine, Rio Grande - for obvious reasons.
Them thars fighting words, Granny. Another bitter, conquered people. With Mexico being such a superior nation, I would advise her to head south and start swimming.
I'm right there with her, I rented a car from them once.....ONCE!
Mexican commander Santa Anna is one of the most fascinating people I ever heard of. It always cracked me up that he ended up in an office in New York City where he sold chichle as a rubber replacement for carriage tires.
***And...the forts hardly amounted to much. Moreover, the garrisons were tiny.***
True. That is why the Indians had no trouble running them out.
Ever read CORONADO’S CHILDREN, or any of this other books by J. Frank Dobie?
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