Santa Anna of MexicoU of Nebraska Press, 2007 M12 1 - 501 páginas The Santa Anna is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. This book provides a picture of Santa Anna's life, with new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements. |
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... Anna's contemporaries also changed sides as the hopes of the 1820s degenerated into the despair of the 1840s. It was a period of change, uncertainty, and experimentation, which of necessity meant that no faction remained static in its ...
... Anna's contemporaries also changed sides as the hopes of the 1820s degenerated into the despair of the 1840s. It was a period of change, uncertainty, and experimentation, which of necessity meant that no faction remained static in its ...
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... Anna's role in the Republican revolt of 2 December 1822 allowed him to state on numerous occasions that he was “the first caudillo to proclaim the Republic.”10 Moreover, on 11 September 1829 Santa Anna, together with General Manuel Mier ...
... Anna's role in the Republican revolt of 2 December 1822 allowed him to state on numerous occasions that he was “the first caudillo to proclaim the Republic.”10 Moreover, on 11 September 1829 Santa Anna, together with General Manuel Mier ...
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... Anna's success as an important rancher and landowner in Veracruz. This was a key region in the Mexican political economy of the early nineteenth century. His success as a rancher and the critical geopolitical position of his estates ...
... Anna's success as an important rancher and landowner in Veracruz. This was a key region in the Mexican political economy of the early nineteenth century. His success as a rancher and the critical geopolitical position of his estates ...
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... Anna. There is no intention here of inspiring the Mexican government to erect a statue in Santa Anna's honor or to persuade local authorities to rename an avenue after him. My main purpose is to understand Santa Anna in a sober ...
... Anna. There is no intention here of inspiring the Mexican government to erect a statue in Santa Anna's honor or to persuade local authorities to rename an avenue after him. My main purpose is to understand Santa Anna in a sober ...
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Contenido
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2 An Officer and a Gentleman 18101821 | 20 |
3 Liberator of Veracruz Founder of the Republic18211823 | 43 |
The Making of a Caudillo 18231832 | 69 |
4 A Federalist on the Periphery 18231825 | 71 |
5 Among the Jarochos 18251828 | 88 |
6 General of Tricks 18281832 | 109 |
10 The Santanista Project 18411844 | 213 |
11 Our Man in Havana 18441846 | 238 |
12 The MexicanAmerican War 18461848 | 256 |
The Autumn of the Patriarch 18491876 | 287 |
13 The Man Who Would Be King 18491855 | 289 |
14 The General in His Labyrinth 18561876 | 317 |
A Good Mexican | 346 |
Chronology | 369 |
The Returns of the Phoenix 18321841 | 131 |
7 The Absentee President 18321835 | 133 |
8 The Warrior President 18351837 | 158 |
9 The Landowner President 18371841 | 184 |
A Road Paved with Good Intentions 18411848 | 211 |
Notes | 391 |
Bibliography | 449 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página xxiii - In a little while entered General Santa Anna himself ; a gentlemanly, good-looking, quietly-dressed, rather melancholy-looking person, with one leg, apparently somewhat of an invalid, and to us the most interesting person in the group. He has a sallow complexion, fine dark eyes, soft and penetrating, and an interesting expression of face.
Página xxiii - Knowing nothing of his past history, one would have said a philosopher, living in dignified retirement, one who had tried the world, and found that all was vanity, one who had suffered ingratitude, and who, if he were ever persuaded to emerge from his retreat, would only do so, Cincinnatus-like, to benefit his country.