Bexar County, Texas -  Land Patent Petition of Julian Dias, Nov. 28, 1874.  
Document was obtained from the Texas Archives Office in Austin, Texas.

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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