Antonio López de Santa Anna

Santa Anna of Mexico is a biographical novel written by author Will Fowler. Fowler, a Spaniard himself, wrote this book in an effort to disprove all of the common myths and misbeliefs that surround the name Santa Anna. The book chronicles the early life, career, and death of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, a common boy from Vera Cruz who turned into one of, if not the most, famous of Mexico’s military and political leaders. Although this book is extremely well written and full of information, at…

Have you ever wondered about Santa Anna?Well today you will find closure for your curious ways. Antonio López de Santa Anna was born in Xalapa,Veracruz February 21,1794.Santa Anna attended the Military academy at the age of 16.He was an excellent warrior.Skilled at sword fighting and other battle tactics.Santa Anna’s idol was Napoleon Bonaparte.He had pictures of him all over his walls.He designed his armies like the way Napoleon's.He even collected…

Firstname Lastname Instructor’s Name Course Number 14 September 2015 The Battle of the Alamo The Alamo is the name given to an eighteenth century mission located in modern days San Antonio, Texas. Originally designed as a roman-catholic mission, the Alamo also served as a fortified structure whose original purpose was to withstand attacks by native American tribes. In 1836, the Alamo became the battleground of one of the most symbolic freedom battles in US history: The Battle to the Alamo,…

However the Texas Republic army was not made of all Anglo people, some members that rebelled where Tejano’s that where Mexican born residence, that did not agree with the laws and the direction that the Mexican President Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna was giving. Many of the Tejano’s where not fighting for the same reasons that the Anglo settlers where fighting for, but their reasoning was great enough that it lead to them taking up arms and fighting for their land and…

Texas was still under Mexican governance in 1835. It was still part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. For a brief time, the settlers provisioned by the United States cohabited the land peacefully with the Mexican government. Conflict began when Mexican authorities began to increasingly intervene in the affairs of the American settlers. In 1826, a brief and unsuccessful rebellion started by two American brothers, known as the Fredonian Rebellion, caused the Mexican government to ban the…

Oregon (by the Oregon Treaty) and won the presidency of 1844. Just as promise, Teas and Oregon was added to the United States. Mexico was not satisfied with the decision because it never formally recognized Texan independence. In the treaty that Santa Anna signed it states the southern boundary of Texas at the Rio Grande, but the Mexican government claimed the boundary at the Nueces River. Polk offered money to Mexico to settle the claim of the Rio Grande border and the purchase California and…

1829, American settlers began to reside in Mexico’s territories in the southwest, disregarding their customs and laws. American colonists in Texas protested Mexican rule, sparking the Texas Revolution in 1835. Soon after, Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna attacked Alamo and won, but the Treaty of Velasco gave Texas independence and created the border between Texas and Mexico (Berkin 314). Unfortunately, Mexicans wanted renegotiation of the treaty, threatening war. On April 22, 1846,…

soldiers. The Mexican Calvary started to siege an American fort that was located near Rio Grande. After that, the American General Taylor called reinforcements. He was then able to defeat the Mexican soldiers; these fights are know as the fights of Resaca de la Palma and Palo Alto. These occurred on January of 1846. After these two battles Polk said to the U.S. Congress that the “cup of forbearance has been exhausted, even before Mexico passed the boundary of the United States, invaded our…

The American-Mexican war first started on May 13, 1846; after President K. Polk became president in 1795-1849 he strongly urged Congress or a quick answer if it was ok to start war with Mexico. The times during the Mexican- American war was a complicated time in American History. During this time there was a lot of serious competition going on between Whig and the Desecrates. The most serious political issue was the war with Mexico had been a major support to make more slave states and slavery…

The Mexican American War The United States and Mexico were both newly established countries. Both were less organized than their mother countries. However, one of these two countries had an almost uncontrollable hunger for land expansion. This hunger led to the two countries fighting over true ownership of land. Though the dispute was mainly over claiming land, many other factors helped evolve this fight into the Mexican American War. The year was 1821. A large territory in the Americas had…