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Santa Anna of Mexico /

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 f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:F1232 S2.32 F6.84
Autor principal: Fowler, Will, 1966-
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2007.
Temas:
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  • Introduction : Traitor, turncoat, and tyrant
  • Pt.1. Santa Anna's early life, 1794-1823
  • Between the volcano and the sea, 1794-1810
  • An officer and a gentleman, 1810-1821
  • Liberator of Veracruz, founder of the Republic, 1821-1823
  • Pt. 2. The making of a caudillo, 1823-1832
  • A federalist on the periphery, 1823-1825
  • Among the Jarochos, 1825-1828
  • General of tricks, 1828-1832
  • Pt. 3. The returns of the phoenix, 1832-1841
  • The absentee president, 1832-1835
  • The warrior president, 1835-1837
  • The landowner president, 1837-1841
  • Pt. 4. A road paved with good intentions, 1841-1848
  • The Santanista Project, 1841-1844
  • Our man in Havana, 1844-1846
  • The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
  • Pt. 5. The autumn of the patriarch, 1849-1876
  • The man who would be king, 1849-1855
  • The general in his labyrinth, 1856-1876
  • Conclusion : "A Good Mexican