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He first started by fighting with the mexican army but then he betrayed them and came to Texas. Then he continued his career when Stephen F. Austin gave him a captain's commission. That's when Juan was ranked captain for the Texas army and got thirty-seven people to scout and supply for the revolutionary war. After, Juan went to the Alamo when the mexican army arrived but he did not fight at the battle because he was sent out to be courier. Then he went to Gonzales. There, he was a guard fleeing families during the runaway scrape. In 1841 he was elected mayor and he only served for one year. Also out of all the Senate's he was the only Mexican-Texan there. And it was hard for him because he could not speak english very well. After that he fought with Texas in the battle of San Jacinto and they won. Later Juan went to his father's house and was elected Justice of Peace in Bexar county. He also served as county judge in Wilson county in 1869.Later he went back to Mexico with his son, Santiago, who was mayor of Nuevo Laredo,Tamaulipas. Seguin died seven years later on August 27, 1890. His body was soon brought back to Texas and he was buried in a town called,…

with people's problems on a daily basis. After comparing South Texas College (STC), University of Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), and Baylor University based on my criteria of tuition cost, cost of living, and distance from home, University of Rio Grande Valley would be the best choice in helping me pursue a career in social work. Thus, the University of Rio Grande Valley offers the expertise required to become a social worker. The social work field is abundantly diverse. There are different types of…

Who Are These Guys? Have you ever wondered about the relationship between two very diverse cultures that both wanted to claim the same land? By reading documents and taking detailed notes in class, I finally understood how culturally different the Native Americans were compared to the Anglo-Europeans. It was said that The Anglo-Europeans stumbled upon the Americas and discovered people that had already occupied the land. These people that the Europeans saw were called the Native Americans. At…

where Texans outnumbered Tejanos, do to this situation, the United Statesians decided to offer them a stability if they joined their nation. Texan saw this as a great opportunity to officially separate themselves from Mexico. Manifest Destany contributed to the annexation and now Texas was part of the U.S. The U.S was getting what getting what it wanted (expansion of the western frontier), while Mexico struggles to control its own land. The U.S now shared a Texan border with Mexico. Tensions…

The growing pains in Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to expansion and modernization affect everyone. The rapid changes in Texas created chaos and prosperity for the people on the land. The swift changes caused people to face economic, social, political, and demographic issues differently and some faced with more difficult issues than others were. The demographics of the state experience great change because many were created in the cities. The people had to move in…

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth was one of the most impactful moments in American history. Booth was the last person people would have suspected because he was a famous, handsome, and well-loved actor. However, on April 15, 1865, America was forever changed. Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction and peace following the Civil War were destroyed, leaving the racist and oppressive President Andrew Johnson to take over. Booth’s actions had cultural, historical,…

“Is Texas America?” states various points in her essay about Texas politics, demographics, geography, and education. The “Is Texas America?” essay is according to the author’s perspective about Texas. There are various statements within Ivins’s essay that are supporting and contradictory to the modern-day Texas. The reason there is a difference in the number of supporting and contradicting statements about Texas within Ivins’s essay is because Texas is changing over time where the contradicting…

individuals to whom the pressure is being put upon. The mental fortitude that an individual needs to break free of the pressure that the family can apply has to be enormous; for most individuals they succumb to the will of the family. When looking at individuals that choose voluntary segregation there are many pros and cons; in reference to nationality, ethnic groups, religious affiliation, and ideology; there is a comfort to the individual to reside inside the boundaries of the respective…

Dell computers have been in business for a very long time. They have created a product that is loved by many of its millions of customers. Many individuals and companies have these own one of these wonderful computers. This paper will be about their business model and how it relates to that of a manufacturing model. Dells business model is built on integrity and they believe in following the law. They believe that following the law is important to being successful in any business endeavor. Each…

What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas Erica Grieder. PublicAffairs, 250 West 57th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10107, copyright 2013. 284 pages. Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas, by Erica Grieder, breaks Texas down into its basic components in order to explain to non-Texans what Texas truly is. Grieder’s covers four main topics in her book. One of the topics she talks about is the economy. A major event that…