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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... wanted was to retire to his hacienda , as he had done for the previous two years . He had reemerged from his voluntary retirement only because he felt his services were required . In the same way that he had offered to help when news ...
... wanted was to retire to his hacienda , as he had done for the previous two years . He had reemerged from his voluntary retirement only because he felt his services were required . In the same way that he had offered to help when news ...
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... wanted him to do . He deplored Burnet's weakness in letting the people make a spectacle of him . He described as intolerable the abysmal conditions he was ex- pected to put up with , surrounded by highly objectionable guards , and all ...
... wanted him to do . He deplored Burnet's weakness in letting the people make a spectacle of him . He described as intolerable the abysmal conditions he was ex- pected to put up with , surrounded by highly objectionable guards , and all ...
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... wanted to be remembered as a good Mexican , who had lost a leg in battle . Santa Anna and Tornel had found the way to convert his campaigns into the stuff of epic legend . Questionable triumphs became dazzling victories . Objectively ...
... wanted to be remembered as a good Mexican , who had lost a leg in battle . Santa Anna and Tornel had found the way to convert his campaigns into the stuff of epic legend . Questionable triumphs became dazzling victories . Objectively ...
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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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