News 88.7 in partnership with Humanities Texas launches Texas Originals — a new weekly radio segment profiling individuals whose lives and achievements have had a profound influence upon Texas history and culture.
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A Hero Of The Texas Revolution: Juan Seguín
Juan Seguín October 27, 1806–August 27, 1890 Texas revolutionary Juan Seguín was a politician, a soldier, a businessman, even a suspected traitor. Yet he was also a hero and an honored veteran. The contradictions of Seguín’s life illustrate how complicated loyalty was during the struggle for Texas independence—especially for Tejano citizens of the Republic.Seguín was born in San Antonio in 1806. As a young man, he formed a militia of Texians to resist President Santa Anna’s... Read More