Bexar County, Texas - Land Patent Petition of Julian Dias, Nov. 28, 1874. Document was obtained from the Texas Archives Office in Austin, Texas. ================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGENWEBG Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGENWEB Archives by: Robert Garcia (garcia11@flash.net). ================================================================ State of Texas On the 28th day of November A.D. 1874, County of Bexar, Before me John Rosenheimer, a Notary County of Texas Public, in and for the County of Bear and State of Texas. Personally appeared Julian Dias, a resident citizen of this County, to me well known, who having been duly sworn, under his oath, does declare, affirms and attests, that he was born at the Mission of the Espada about nine miles below the City of San Antonio, on the San Antonio river, that his parents settled in Texas, were Spanish, and that he is now over seventy-two years of age having been born in the year 1802. That at the date of the Declaration of Independence, he was a married man, with family; that in the month of November 1835, affiant was one of the twenty odd men who were raised in said Mission by Lieutenant Manuel Leal, to reinforce the Texian forces that were besieging the City of San Antonio, affiant and his party joined the Army on or about the 26th of said month of November, 1835, and were incorporated in the Company of John N. Seguin mounted volunteers. Affiant was an active member of the troops who fought at the Sacate Fight and was under the immediate orders of Lieut. Salvador Flores who initiated that fight. Affiant continued in active service, and entered Bexar with the Texian troops, but after the capitulation of the Mexican troops he received from Col. Travis limited leave in order to attend to the protection of his wife and young children. Affiant helped his County when the support of all good and true citizens was needed and he conceive that in reason of his military service, he is justly entitled to the pension granted by the State to the survivors of the revolutionary war. Affiant protests that he is the same and identical person who rendered the military service wherein above stated, and that he never fought against Texas, or sympathized with the enemy of his Country. He further states that he has entrusted with the charge of prosecuting his claim for this foresaid pension, David N. Whiting, of the City of Austin, Travis Co. Julian ( X ) Dias State of Texas Before me John Rosenheimer a County of Bexar Notary Public in and for said County and State, Personally appeared Col. John N. Seguin and Capt. Antonio Menchaca, who having been duly sworn by me according to law, upon their respective oaths, declare to say that they are well acquainted with Julian Dias the foregoing affiant who is Texian born and at present an old man about 72 years of age. That said Julian Dias joined the Texian troops at the old mill at the end of the month of November 1835, with several other men received in the Mission by Lieut. Manuel Leal who had been sent for recruiting reinforcements that said Dias entered the Company of J. N. Seguin and was at the Sacate Fight with Lieut. Salvador Flores that said Julian Dias assisted as a private in the Storming of Bexar that after the surrendering of that place he continued for some time in active services till he like the most part of the volunteers received leave from either Col. Travis or Bowie to retire and protect their families very much exposed to the frequent attacks of Indians that Julian Dias who now applies for a military pension is the same and identical person who rendered the military service aforesaid, that he has never left the Country nor at any time aided or assisted the enemy. Affiants have no interest in this claim of said Julian Dias but they conceive that he is justly entitled under the laws to the military pension for which he applies. Juan N. Seguin Antonio Menchaca