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Juan N. Seguin .....was one of the most influential citizens in Texas. He was the political leader of Bexar and an opponent of Santa Anna.
At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, Seguin raised a company of volunteers... He took part in the battle of Concepcion and the siege and battle of Bexar
Seguin and his men entered the Alamo on February 23, 1836 with the rest of the garrison when the Mexican army took possession of Bexar.
.....Seguin and one of his men, Antonio Cruz y Aroca, left the Alamo unders orders from Travis to rally re-inforcements to the Alamo.
After making his way throught the Mexican lines, Seguin managed to gather a company of twent-five men. They were joined by a group of men under Dr. John Sutherland, who had left the Alamo as a courier on February 23, 1836, and Dr. Horace Alsbury, whose wife, Juana was in the Alamo. .....they were wainting on the Cibolo River, hoping to link up with the force under Colonel Fannin. Fannin failed to march, and the Alamo fell before Seguin's meager force could reach it.
During the"Runaway Scrape, Juan Seguin commanded the rear guard of the Texan Army, insuring that not Texan Families were left in the path of Santa Anna's army. He was also instrumental in preventing the Mexican army from crossing the Brazos River and overtaking the Texan Force.
On April 21, 1836 Seguin took part in the battle of San Jacinto as the commander of the 9th company, 2nd regiment.
In May of that year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and ordered to take over Bexar until the civil government could be restored. In 1837 he organized and supervised a ceremony in Bexar in which the remains of some of the Alamo defenders were buried. He also preventedBexar from being destroyed by orders of Gen. Felix Huston, who feared the city could not be defended in case of another Mexican invasion.
From 1838 to 1840, Seguin served in the Senate of Texas. In 1841 he was elected mayor of San Antonio.