Texas History for Kids
Texas History for Kids is a podcast where young listeners explore the stories they didn’t hear about in school—from legendary battles and forgotten monuments to the strange, enchanted, and unexplained corners of the Lone Star State. New episodes air every Monday.
Texas History for Kids
126 - The Name Beneath the Map: Juan Seguín and the Texas Revolution
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Who was Juan Seguín, and why was a Texas town named in his honor?
Today we follow this Tejano leader from the streets of San Antonio to the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto as we uncover his important—and complicated—role in the Texas Revolution.
Sources
- "Juan Seguín," Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Treasures of History series (tsl.texas.gov)
- The Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) — "Texas History for Teachers: Who Was Juan Seguín," featuring Dr. Andrew Torget (texashistory.unt.edu)
- "Juan Seguín," Humanities Texas — Texas Originals program (humanitiestexas.org)
- "The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín," Texas Highways magazine (texashighways.com)
- "Juan Seguín," Encyclopaedia Britannica (britannica.com)
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