Juan Nepomuceno Seguin

Juan Nepomuceno Seguin (HM2DAV)

Location: Seguin, TX 78155 Guadalupe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 34.19', W 97° 57.818'

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(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.

Supplemental Plaque:
In 1974, the citizens of Seguin brought the remains of Juan Seguin



to this city. On July 4, 1976, the Bicentennial Committee and the City of Seguin reinterred the remains of Juan Seguin in a hillside plot overlooking the Guadalupe River Valley. The site (about one mile southwest of here) is above the old road and ford to the south and was well known to Juan Seguin. His grave is covered with a marble slab and the site is a part of the city park system.
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HM NumberHM2DAV
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Year Placed1970
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee
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Date Added Friday, January 4th, 2019 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 600386 N 3271569
Decimal Degrees29.56983333, -97.96363333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 34.19', W 97° 57.818'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 34' 11.4" N, 97° 57' 49.08" W
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Area Code(s)830, 210, 512
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 205 N River St, Seguin TX 78155, US
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