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Juan Nepomuceno Seguin was a member of the leading family of San Antonio de Bexar. He served as a Texian military commander during the Texas Revolution and a Senator for the Republic of Texas. He was a political leader of San Antonio under Mexico, the Texas Republic, and the United States.
At the Alamo when the siege began, Seguin was sent out by William Barret Travis to seek reinforcements just prior to the final assault. He fought at San Jacinto and was ordered back to the Alamo to accept the surrender of the Mexican troops that had defeated his comrades.
Almost a year later, in February 1837, Seguin returned to bury the remains of his comrades. His speech, here quoted in one of the largest newspapers of the new Republic, would enshrine the memory of the Alamo defenders forever.
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