Santa Anna
An·to·nio Ló·pez de [ahn-taw-nyaw law-pesthe], /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˈlɔ pɛs ðɛ/, 1795?–1876, Mexican general and revolutionist: dictator 1844–45; president 1833–35, 1853–55.
- Also Santa Ana.
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Six weeks later, Houston and the Texans defeated Santa Anna and compelled his agreement to Texas independence.
What people today — including Phil Collins — get wrong about the Alamo | H.W. Brands | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe government of Mexico ignored the treaty Santa Anna had signed under duress and continued to send armies into Texas for another decade.
What people today — including Phil Collins — get wrong about the Alamo | H.W. Brands | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostNor is it at all clear that the Alamo’s defenders “bought time” for Sam Houston to raise the army that eventually defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto the following month.
We've Been Telling the Alamo Story Wrong for Nearly 200 Years. Now It's Time to Correct the Record | Jason Stanford | June 9, 2021 | TimeGeneral Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.
The other, the Campo de Santa Anna, is exceedingly extensive, but unfinished.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
Santa Anna, who had gathered 12,000 men eager to be led against the Americans, was approaching Saltillo.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonOn February 22, his troops and those of Santa Anna were within sight of each other.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonUnder a flag of truce, Santa Anna demanded Taylor's surrender, which was refused.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
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