Candy Puga Professor Morales Chicano Studies 8 20 February 2016 Juan Seguin Bibliography Juan Seguin was born in San Antonio on October 27, 1806. He was a Texas hero and he helped his parents run a small post office business. Although Seguin had little of schooling, he learned how to read and write. In addition, Seguin married at an early age in his life with one of the wealthiest families in the town and had ten children. He accomplished many achievements in his life, for example serving in
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started when the leader of the mexican army, Santa Anna attacked the Alamo with around 1,800-6,000 men in 1835. The battle only lasted 13 days but a lot died. About 600-1600 mexicans died. The leader of the texan army was William B. Travis and James Bowie. The battle of the Alamo was mainly fought over federalism,Slavery,immigration and money issues.After the battle the Alamo was almost completely destroyed. There is only 1 part of the Alamo left. Before Santa Anna attacked there were near to 200 texans
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Spanish forces marched to the San Antonio mission, The Alamo. Two-hundred volunteers were inside waiting for the inevitable attack. One-hundred fifty miles away was a group of people who were gathered together to sign a declaration of independence (Texas was apart of Mexico). The Alamo itself was initially built for war. Before the battle, it was a place that the locals used to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. Many families, including Jose Antonio Navarro, fought for Texas independence
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and sold out to a stranger to herd cattle in Virginia that he had to walk on foot which was 400 miles.Crockett was one of the most well-known soldiers like Jim Bowie. Born August 17,1786 in Greene County, Tennessee and died March 6,1836, in San Antonio at the Battle of the Alamo. Crockett was fifth of nine children. He was taught to shoot a rifle at the age of 8 by his father and at the age of 13 attended school for the first time. After only 4 days, he ran away. At the age of 16 he returned home
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the cotton industry and above all, money which wasn't the things that the Alamo wanted. The Santa Anna's went against the Alamos . The battle was fought against General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's who was the enemy. The battle of the Alamo took place in San Antonio. On the first day of the battle in February 23, 1836. Mexican dictator, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his troops arrived in San Antonio and began the siege preparation at the Alamo. Travis immediately sent a request to Gonzalez
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The battle of the Alamo is probably the most defining event in the history of Texas. The thirteen day siege took place from February 23 to March 6 of 1836, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna’s command launched an assault on the alamo mission near San Antonio de Bexar. Although every single defender of the alamo was killed in the siege, it inspire many Texans to join the army and defeat the Mexican army at the battle of San Jacinto in April 21, 1836. The initial defeat and the following victory
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although Little Daniel, perhaps their son, remained a slave. Henceforth, Daniel and Nicey would seek their own food, clothing, and shelter and other requirements as they met them, though with their productive years behind them, one struggles to imagine how Daniel and Nicey survived long, if indeed they did [128]. In his will, Nathaniel also granted freedom to other slaves after his death, including Edom, David, and Wyatt, though Wyatt would have to purchase his freedom for fifty dollars payable in
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Texano revolutionary and political. He was born on October 27, 1806, Bexar, New Spain now, called San Antonio, Texas. Seguin helped set up the independence of Texas. Seguín became active in local politics, and he was elected council member in San Antonio in 1829 and became mayor of that city in 1833. Political tensions increased due to the dictator regime of Pres. Mexican Antonio López de Santa Anna. During the massacre in the Alamo, Seguin was absent because he went to bring a letter to Sam Houston
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indicating how Antonio López de Santa Anna figured out how to profit by this yearning to recapture Texas, despite the fact that it had been he who driven the appalling effort that neglected to smother the resistance. It is anything but difficult to paint Santa Anna as a crazy scalawag who continues returning in Mexican governmental issues like a running in a low comic drama. Such thing can diminish all Mexicans to the status of players bound to the same script. Henderson gives us rather a Santa Anna why should
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During his childhood, Smith had lost his hearing to an unknown disease, which would later on give him his acclaimed nickname, Deaf Smith. Smith first visited texas in 1817, but did not stay long. He eventually returned in 1821 and settled near San Antonio, where he found Guadalupe Ruiz Durán in 1822. In 1825, Smith helped build the town of Gonzales, which later on he would have to burn. Smith and five other men settled on the claim of James Kerr the surveyor for the new colony
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