This title is suitable for children of ages 9 to 12 years. Despite having been forced to flee to Mexico and die in obscurity, Tejano Juan Seguin is now recognised as a Texas hero. From his family's early support of settlers such as Stephen F. Austin to his years in the Texas Senate and as mayor of Bexar, this biography celebrates the life of Juan Seguin and his heroic efforts in securing Texas's independence. As chief administrator of the San Antonio district, Juan was an outspoken critic of Mexican President Santa Anna and a vocal champion of the Texans' demand for greater self-government. When the fight for a separate state began, Juan recruited a company of Mexican ranchers and joined the Texans in battle. Despite having ultimately risen to lieutenant colonel after the Battle of San Jacinto and his three-term service in the Texas Senate, American newcomers to San Antonio - who held themselves above the native families - branded him a Mexican sympathiser and, fearing for his life, he fled to Mexico.

 

This book is part of a book series called Texas Heroes For Young Readers .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Bright Sky Press .

Mary Dodson Wade is a retired educator and librarian and the author of more than fifty books, including Christopher Columbus, Cinco De Mayo, I Am Houston, I'm Going to Texas, Lou Gehrig's Disease, and Tsunami: Monster Waves. Don Collins is a freelance illustrator and is the author of Traces of Forgotten Places and the illustrator of Goat Tails: The Izzy Journals. William R. Chemerka is the founder of the Alamo Society, the editor of The Alamo Journal, and the author of Alamo Anthology and Music of the Alamo. He has appeared on the History Channel as a consultant in a number of productions, including The Real West: The Battle of the Alamo and Wild West Tech: The Alamo. Don Collins is a freelance illustrator and the author of Traces of Forgotten Places and the illustrator of Goat Tails: The Izzy Journals.