Santa Anna of MexicoUniversity of Nebraska Press, 2007 - 501 páginas Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country’s president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrant—the exclusive cause of all of Mexico’s misfortunes following the country’s independence from Spain. He is also, as this biography makes clear, grossly misrepresented. Drawing on seventeen years of research into the politics of independent Mexico, Will Fowler provides a revised picture of Santa Anna’s life, with new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements. The Santa Anna who emerges from this book is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. His extraordinary story is that of a middle-class provincial criollo, a high-ranking officer, an arbitrator, a dedicated landowner, and a political leader who tried to prosper personally and help his country develop at a time of severe and repeated crises, as the colony that was New Spain gave way to a young, troubled, besieged, and beleaguered Mexican nation. Deconstructing the myths surrounding Santa Anna’s life, the book offers a fresh view of a critical chapter in Mexico’s history. |
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... head of thirty lancers he captured the sanguinary rebel chieftain José Parada . On September 8 he defeated another band of rebels near Boca del Río , and José García Dávila commended to Viceroy Apodaca the courage , dedication , and ...
... head of thirty lancers he captured the sanguinary rebel chieftain José Parada . On September 8 he defeated another band of rebels near Boca del Río , and José García Dávila commended to Viceroy Apodaca the courage , dedication , and ...
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... head of the garrison's troops to repulse Santa Anna . He also said of his former protégé , in a proclamation , that he was a per- fidious , treacherous , and scheming inexperienced youth who , blinded by ambition , was prepared to ...
... head of the garrison's troops to repulse Santa Anna . He also said of his former protégé , in a proclamation , that he was a per- fidious , treacherous , and scheming inexperienced youth who , blinded by ambition , was prepared to ...
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... head of four thousand men and six pieces of artillery with the intention of ha- rassing the U.S. fortified positions of Loreto , Guadalupe , San José , and San Juan de Dios and of attacking a U.S. convoy that was expected from Xalapa ...
... head of four thousand men and six pieces of artillery with the intention of ha- rassing the U.S. fortified positions of Loreto , Guadalupe , San José , and San Juan de Dios and of attacking a U.S. convoy that was expected from Xalapa ...
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Santa Annas Early Life 17941823 | 4 |
The Making of a Caudillo 18231832 | 69 |
The Returns of the Phoenix 18321841 | 131 |
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