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100 1 $aFowler, Will,$d1966-
245 10 $aSanta Anna of Mexico /$cWill Fowler.
260 $aLincoln :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$cc2007.
300 $axxvi, 501 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [449]-475) and index.
505 0 $aBetween the volcano and the sea, 1794-1810 -- An officer and a gentleman, 1810-1821 -- Liberator of Veracruz, founder of the Republic, 1821-1823 -- The making of a caudillo, 1823-1832 -- A federalist on the periphery, 1823-1825 -- Among the Jarochos, 1825-1828 -- General of tricks, 1828-1832 -- The return of the phoenix, 1832-1841 -- The absentee president, 1832-1835 -- The warrior president, 1835-1837 -- The landowner president, 1837-1841 -- 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-- The autumn of the patriarch, 1849-1876 --The man who would be king, 1849-1855 -- The general in his labyrinth, 1856-1876 -- "A Good Mexican."
520 $aAntonio 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. Will Fowler provides a revised picture of Santa Anna's life, offering 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.--Publisher description.
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