Santa Anna's Role in the Texas Revolution
Santa Anna's Role in the Texas Revolution
Santa Anna, the Mexican president, who provided the cause for revolution, stirred up the Texans' anger and zeal, and caused the Texans to win the final battle ...
Antonio López de Santa Anna - Britannica
Antonio López de Santa Anna (born February 21, 1794, Jalapa, Mexico—died June 21, 1876, Mexico City) was a Mexican army officer and ...
Antonio López de Santa Anna - Commanders - San Jacinto Museum
His heavy-handed tactics in the Texas Revolution were a function of his training. And his political shifts showed his mastery of reading the political tea ...
Antonio López de Santa Anna - Wikipedia
Santa Anna was in charge of the garrison at Veracruz at the time Mexico won independence in 1821. ... He became well known in the United States due to his role in ...
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de - Texas State Historical Association
When the liberals of Zacatecas defied his authority and an attempt to reduce their militia in 1835, Santa Anna moved to crush them and followed ...
Battle and Revolution | The Alamo
On April 21, 1836, the Texan Army under Sam Houston attacked Santa Anna's army on the banks of the San Jacinto River with cries of “Remember the Alamo! Remember ...
Legacy in Loss: The Shrinking of Mexico's Territory | Santa Anna in ...
His charge at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution is a famous Mexican victory, but his defeat at San Jacinto ultimately led to the state's independence (1836) ...
After San Jacinto: Santa Anna's Role in Texas Independence
Provide feedback to ETHA. Recommended Citation. Miller, Randall M. (1971) "After San Jacinto: Santa Anna's Role in Texas Independence," East Texas. Historical ...
Santa Anna personally led the army into Texas to squelch the revolution. He carried out a "take-no-prisoners" policy having everyone killed at the Alamo and at ...
Texas Revolution and Republic | Texas Historical Commission
On April 20-21, Houston's force met Mexican forces under the direct command of Santa Anna at San Jacinto. Inspired by the events at the Alamo and Goliad, Texas ...
Texas Revolution - Santa Anna, Alamo, Goliad | Britannica
Texas Revolution - Santa Anna, Alamo, Goliad: Determined to punish the rebellious Texans, whom he viewed as pirates who deserved to be ...
General Santa Anna dies in Mexico City | June 21, 1876 | HISTORY
Determined to crush the Texas rebels, Santa Anna took command of the Mexican army that invaded Texas in 1836. His forces successfully defeated ...
Texas Revolution - Texas State Historical Association
While the Texans were arguing and debating, Santa Anna, in his role as generalissimo, declared that the Texas colonists were in rebellion ...
Capture site of Santa Anna - East Texas History
A marker where Texas soldiers captured President and General Lopez de Santa Anna. Source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16214828
Antonio López de Santa Anna | A Continent Divided - UTA Libraries
Captured, the Mexican president signed the Treaty of Velasco, which granted independence to the Republic of Texas (but was later disavowed by the Mexican ...
Santa Anna's Complex Character | Texas Co-op Power
Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, dictator, tyrant, self-styled Napoleon of the West, waged a vicious war against rebellious Texians.
Mexican leader Santa Anna's impact on Texas can't be denied, part 2
In 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the president and general who dominated the political scene in Mexico, rose into Texas with his army, ...
Tejano Heroes of the Texas Revolution | American Battlefield Trust
The victory eventually sent the army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna back across the Rio Grande and secured Texas's independence. It ...
Revolution and Republic - Texas History
After two weeks of bitter fighting, the Alamo fell to Santa Anna and his soldiers. Few survivors remained after the battle's end on March 6, 1836, but the ...
Revolution Timeline | The Alamo
Although we know of his later involvement in the Texas Revolution, the election of Santa Anna was seen as a victory for the freedoms of Mexican citizens – ...