Juan Sequin Argumentative Essay

Texas history, as we learned about it in text books, has only told half of the story of Texas Independence. Every school child learns the story of the Alamo and how the brave souls paid with their lives for our freedom. What the historians failed to mention was all of the patriots who were involved, leading up to the Alamo and those who fought after. One of these patriots was Juan Sequin, who ended up paying for his patriotism with banishment, and being marked a traitor. It would be many years after his death before the full story of what this man, and others, actually achieved.
Juan Sequin was born in what is now known as San Antonio Texas, his family can be credited with settling this area. At the time our present day San Antonio, was known as the Mexican territory of Tejas. Sequin’s father, Erasmo, met with Moses Austin to allow white
With the explosive situation that was heating up, Sequin joined the Federal Army of Texas. It is believed that he had an inkling the Mexican army was planning on moving in, so this was his way of helping to quell the unrest. When the (FAT) Army stormed San Antonio to remove the Mexican Army, it is said Sequin was there as an officer. Once San Antonio was regained, Sequin was again made a judge for the area. It should be noted that Sequin was a major force in the politics of this time; before, during and after Texas Independence.
In 1836, Sequin with Mexican and American settlers, took refuge at the Alamo. This was because Santa Anna was again marching on them with his army. This is part of the famous story of the letter to Sam Houston. Most texts relate it that Juan Sequin was just a courier, leaving out all the important history of his life and what he did for Texas. Once the Alamo had been overtaken and all were dead, Sequin joined forces with Sam Houston. He was still fighting for a free Texas, and continued that all the way through the