USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Antonio López de Santa Anna (February 21, 1794–June 21, 1876) was a Mexican politician and military leader who was President of Mexico 11 times from 1833 to 1855. He was a disastrous president for Mexico, losing first Texas and then much of the current American West to the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Then, in 1833, Santa Anna became Mexico’s president. Santa Anna was a clever politician. He would support a measure one year and oppose it the next if he thought that would keep him in power. Between 1833 and 1855, Santa Anna was Mexico’s president four times.

Detailed explanation-4: -Determined to crush the Texas rebels, Santa Anna took command of the Mexican army that invaded Texas in 1836. His forces successfully defeated the Texas rebels at the Alamo, and he personally ordered the execution of 400 Texan prisoners after the Battle of Goliad.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.