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The hero of Cinco de Mayo : Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín = El héroe de Cinco de Mayo: Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín

The hero of Cinco de Mayo : Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín = El héroe de Cinco de Mayo: Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín

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Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was born in Goliad, Texas, in 1829, when Texas was part of Mexico. His family lived on a Mexican fort because his father was a soldier in the army. Ignacio wanted to be a just like his father! When he was seven, Texas became independent from Mexico, and the family had to move to Matamoros, Mexico. Later they moved to Monterrey. Ignacio tried to join the Mexican army in 1846 when the United States declared war, but he was...