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    Get Real in Seguin

    Jun 18, 2019 5 minutes
    By Michael Corcoran

    The mighty Guadalupe runs slow and wide through Seguin, but this is not a river town. It’s not really a bedroom community, either, although many residents work in San Antonio, 36 miles southwest. Nor is it a college town, despite being the home of Texas Lutheran University. Seguin’s motto—“It’s Real”—is painted on a water tower heading into town. This Guadalupe County seat is real, all right… real hard to pin down.

    Seguin’s mix of Hispanic and Czech/German culture can be heard in the Mexican polka “Viva Seguin,” made famous in the early ’40s by Santiago Jiménez Sr. It’s an instrumental about a lyrical town, with a beat everyone can dance to.

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