Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna. Born 1794 Jalapa, Mexico - Died 1876, Mexico City. President-General of Mexico during the Texas War of Independence and Mexican-American War. He was the most conspicuous and continuously active of the military adventurers who filled Mexico with uncertainty during the first two generations of its independence. Some of his contemporaries considered him a hero. He died in obscurity in Mexico City after being in exile in Kingston Jamaica, and Turbaco, Colombia.
In office
Santa Anna was President of Mexico on eleven occasions.
Main periods:
President of Mexico 1833-35
President of Mexico in 1839
President of Mexico 1841-42
President of Mexico in 1843
President of Mexico in 1844
President of Mexico in 1847
President of Mexico 1853-56
See also
External links
- Antonio López de Santa Anna NNDB.
- ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE SANTA ANNA In Spanish.
Further reading
- Will Fowler. Santa Anna of Mexico (2007) online edition
