USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Santa Anna was elected president of Mexico in 1833, the first of five presidential stints. But his autocratic centralism caused rebellion at the local level. It was in this context that his army marched north to Texas. General Martín Perfecto de Cos marched to Texas ahead of Santa Anna intent on punishing the rebels.

Detailed explanation-2: -General Antonio López de Santa Anna was a military hero who became president of Mexico on multiple occasions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antonio López de Santa Anna, a military and political leader who served as president eleven times during the course of his remarkable career, was the central figure in Mexican public life during the second quarter of the nineteenth century.

Detailed explanation-4: -Santa Anna was the most powerful man in Mexico until he sold millions of acres of land, known as the Gadsden Purchase (Antonio), to the United States in 1853 (People). This united opposition against him which had him exiled. But, he was allowed to return shortly before his death in 1876 (Antonio).