Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras

Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras, also known as the Álamo de Parras Company, were Spanish lancers from San José y Santiago del Álamo in Coahuila.

The compañía volante (flying company) were mounted militiamen active during the Viceroyalty of New Spain's occupation of Tejas (Texas).

The company surrendered their command of the mission during the 1813 Magee-Gutiérrez Expedition.

His son, Manuel Antonio Santiago Tarín, in later years enlisted in Juan Seguín's Tejano company and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto.

[3] In 1830, the company under José Francisco Ruiz, built Fort Tenoxtitlán in Burleson County.

Painting of three soldiers in the Second Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras